Fever- temperature

Please pardon us doctors when we go all medical on our patients, it's just when we learn new words, we can like to show off... it takes a while for us to learn some if them;)

So this post is just to let you know what to do to help reduce temperature at home pending when you can get to a hospital

High temperature aka fever is dangerous especially for children because it can cause them to convulse. 

Once you notice a fever in your child, you can help them cool down by:

Removing their cloth to expose them to fresh air.

Giving the child a cool bath or using a cool wet towel for them

Giving the child paracetamol syrup in appropriate dosage. (< 1 yr- 2.5 ml, 1-3 yrs- 5ml, 4-6 yrs 7.5 ml, 6-9 yrs 10ml, 9-15yrs 1 tab-500mg)
Adults- 2tabs of paracetamol not more than 3 times a day.

This steps could help bring down the child's temperature for a couple of hours till you can get to a hospital and find out the cause of the fever.

Pls note the dosages given are approximate and should be safe as children's doses are given according to weight. You could cross check with a doctor or registered pharmacist to be certain the dosage your child would maximally benefit from. Paracetamol shouldn't be used more than 3 times daily. All drugs have potential side effects! Let's be careful.

Have a fever free week!