Hyperthermia is called an increase in body temperature. It often accompanies diseases and infections and is a protective reaction of the body. Hyperthermia can occur as a result of overheating, damage to the central nervous system and endocrine diseases. Hyperthermia of newborns is usually a transitional condition because of the stresses on the body when it comes to light.
Symptoms of hyperthermia
Separate white and red hyperthermia, their symptomatology is different. In red, the child's body is hot to the touch, and his skin is pink. There is profuse sweating. Babe complains of fever.
With white hyperthermia, children develop spam of blood vessels, and heat loss is disturbed. The child feels cold, his skin pales, there is even cyanosis, there is no sweating. This state of the body is very dangerous, as it can lead to swelling of the lungs, brain, seizures.
Hyperthermia in children: treatment
Treatment for fever is reduced to taking emergency measures to improve the baby's condition and prevent the development of complications.
With red hyperthermia, the following actions must be taken:
- Undress and put the patient in bed.
- Provide indoor access to fresh air, but not draft.
- Give an abundant drink.
- Sponge with a sponge soaked in water, alcohol or vinegar or apply a bandage on the forehead.
- At a temperature above 40.5 ° C, cool in a bath of water about 37 ° C.
If the fever does not subside, it is necessary to give an antipyretic drug (panadol, paracetamol, ibuprofen,).
To provide emergency care for white type hyperthermia:
- Call for an ambulance.
- Dress the baby and cover with a blanket to keep warm.
- Offer a hot drink.
- Give antipyretics together with spasmolytic to relieve spasm of blood vessels.
If the patient's temperature does not drop to 37.5 ° C, he will need hospitalization.