Question
A child who is one year and eight months old had a fever of 39 degrees in the afternoon. After urine tests at the hospital, the doctor diagnosed it as a viral infection and administered a fever-reducing shot. However, the child started to have a fever again at 39.1 degrees at night, and has already taken oral liquid, small cooling granules, and ibuprofen suspension, but the fever persists. What should be done?
Answer
If a child receives a fever-reducing shot in the afternoon and still has a fever at night, it could be due to viral infection or inflammation. If diagnosed with viral infection, you can give your child antiviral oral liquid. If the medication treatment is not effective, consider intravenous therapy to achieve faster relief. When the child’s body temperature drops below 38.5 degrees, administer fever-reducing medication promptly to prevent the child from experiencing symptoms of high fever convulsions again.