Almost every one of us, when a fever occurs, drinks tablets or powdered medications that help cope with fever. But in fact there are many other equally effective remedies that will help to knock down the heat in an adult or child.
How to knock down heat?
Before taking medication to bring down high body temperature, or to do any procedures, ensure a cool:
- Remove warm clothes.
- Switch off the heater.
- Change the blanket to an easier one.
This will help unnecessary heat to freely leave and will allow you to avoid a heat stroke. Also, with heat, it is necessary to drink more water, since without it, dehydration may occur in the human body.
Does the patient have a temperature above 39 degrees? Dip it to the waist in a bath with slightly warm water. The vodka should be pleasant to the body, as the coolness can cause chills, which will only increase the body temperature. To as soon as possible to bring down the temperature above 39 degrees, massage the patient's skin with a washcloth. This will improve the circulation of blood, that is, increase heat transfer. As a rule, after 20 minutes the heat decreases at least 2 degrees. After the bath, do not wipe the skin dry, but just pat it with a towel. If the temperature after a while again crawls up, the procedure can be repeated.
As adults and children, you can knock down a very high temperature by known methods.
Acetic wiping:
- Mix 5 parts of warm water and 1 part of vinegar.
- Dampen the sponge in the liquid and wipe the patient (at first the stomach and back, and then the hands, feet, feet and palms).
If you managed to bring down the heat with vinegar only for a couple of hours, then as soon as it starts to rise again, you can repeat the procedure.
Wrapping:
- Take any cotton cloth.
- Soak it in yarrow infusion or in ordinary water.
- Wrap the patient's tissue.
Enema:
- Stir in 100 ml of cold water 2 tsp. salt and 10 drops of beet juice.
- Make an enema with this healing solution.
Compress:
- Wet terry towels in mint broth.
- Squeeze well and place them on the forehead and temples, on the wrists and inguinal folds.
- Change the compresses every 10 minutes.
What medicines to bring down the temperature?
One of the safest and most effective means for lowering the temperature is paracetamol and ibuprofen. To as quickly as possible to knock down the heat, the patient needs to take 15 mg / kg paracetamol and 10 mg / kg ibuprofen. In very hot weather, it is better to use Paracetamol in the form of rectal suppositories.
In some cases, chills and fever are very severe, and these medications do not help get rid of unpleasant symptoms. What then can you shoot down the heat? There is another proven tool - a shot of analgin and dimedrol. Independently calculate the dosage and put yourself such an injection can not. This should be done by a doctor.
What can not be done at high temperature?
Whatever you decide to bring down the heat, some things it is better not to do, as this will negatively affect your condition. So, when the heat is not:
- use mustard plasters;
- to make alcohol compresses;
- bathe or take a hot bath;
- hide behind an electric blanket;
- drink alcohol;
- drink drinks with caffeine.
Many people know how quickly to knock down heat and that it is necessary to drink a lot. But only a few know that with heat it is necessary to use only unsweetened liquid. It can be tea with lemon, cranberry or cranberry juice or plain water. Sweet drinks "leave" glucose in the body, which feeds bacteria in the internal organs, which triggers the emergence of complications.