Always consult your doctor or nearest health center.
What to do and what not to do when your child has a fever?
* Not always necessary to treat feverish conditions with temperatures below 38 °
* It is not necessary to try to completely normalize body temperature
* You must treat fever:
- In children under 3 years
- in children under 6 years with history of febrile seizures
- In the Heat illness or heat stroke
- causes severe discomfort when
General measures
* In children under 6 months to maintain exclusive breast.
* Ambient temperature: it must be comfortable, around 20 ° or 21 °
* Clothes: must wear light clothing, loose or bare
* Rest: avoid heat-generating activities (playing, running or jumping)
* Hydration: provide water on demand of the child, respecting the thirst
* Food: should be high in calories and offer respecting the initial appetite usually present
* Affection: the child needs to be accompanied and comforted
