How to do a rubdown on a child with a temperature. Rubbing: tips and tricks. Wiping with alcohol or vodka solution

I do not wipe, I give ibuprofen-akrikhin, usually it immediately becomes easier. When rubbing, the child can additionally catch a cold!

As soon as my son rises, I immediately wipe him with wet t-control cooling wipes, an analogue of alcohol and vinegar, as mothers used to wipe us. Only wipes do not dry out the skin, and do not cause intoxication of the body.

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Yesterday, closer to dinner, the temperature jumped up, I could measure it only in the evening, up to 38. At one in the morning 38.6, I put nurofen, at five in the morning closer to 39 and cold hands. She gave a noshpu, vomited after 10 minutes, put another cefecon. In the afternoon I knocked down again, and now 39.1. The doctor came, said wiping with vinegar and vodka, or only the first, and preferably with ice instead of water. Candles are already in the background.

say, it's night, the baby is sleeping. and his temperature rose to 38.5-39.5. do you wake him up to light a candle, give him syrup, wipe him off? Or better sleep?

The child is 11 years old, the first time with us is that the temperature lasts for so long. The first 2 days they drank children's agri (always helped us out), and the remaining 2 days - Kagocel, on the 5th day, after the weekend, she called the doctor, she says everything is clear in the lungs, a little reddish throat. Spray tantum and kagocel go on. We drink a lot of liquids, fruit drinks, I brew lime. And the temperature is out of place ... both in the morning and in the evening 37..37.2. The child is active, jumping, barely keeping in bed. Tell me what it is, maybe advise something. I will be very grateful.

Misha's temperature is under 40, the third day. Paracetamol reduces by 1-1.5 degrees. You have to give it every 4-6 hours. Yesterday I called an ambulance, they said a sore throat, they appointed a / b. They did not inject antipyretics (at that moment it was 38.3). Now 39.6 (one hour after paracetamol). Virgo, I'm so scared: (The instructions say paracetamol should not be given for more than 3 days.

who had children 10-12 years old (I specify the age, because they can already take more serious drugs) had a high temperature for 3 days, what was the treatment? and how many doctors there are so many opinions: there were vzachi and district, and from the ambulance and on duty, and each his own .... And today we have the third day of the pace. 39 and is knocked down only by vodka and sometimes nurofen ...

Interestingly, do many lead to school the next day or the day after the temperature, with a runny nose and cough? Many in our class are afraid to miss something in the program.

For 5 years, none of my children have been sick with a temperature, and before that, everyone was sick once at the age of 3 and 4 years. And then I put them to bed with me at night and, in general, still did not sleep. Well, now I'm sitting and thinking - the child has 39.8. Of course, I knocked it down, but it will rise again ... I was already late to put it with me - my husband is sleeping there. What to do? Set an alarm clock every three hours? Or more often? Or still not going to bed?

We get sick, with a high temperature, and it rises very quickly - at first 37.5, and after half an hour already more than 39 ... how to shoot down? In such cases, I give nurofen, panadol candles, wipe with water, do not wrap, give to drink ... What else can I do? We have cerebral palsy and epileptic seizures, thank God, the temperature does not increase (pah-pah ..)

People, at what temperature do you give antipyretic at night? my son is 38.5 and a dispute broke out at home - to give after 38 or after 39? Demo is now 7 years old. When I was 6, I had chickenpox with a temperature and she, the dog, had convulsions :(

The child is 4 years old. Since Sunday, snot and since night, the temperature has been 37.8, stable all night, didn’t knock anything down, yesterday afternoon 38.8, gave nurofen - went off for two hours, then again, gave efferalgan - generally zero effect, gave nurofen at night at 10 - until 2 am everything was more or less, then it just became fiery - apparently it was even over 40: ((((

Child 1.6 had a temp. Monday, and temp. rose now. So I'm afraid of antibiotics, after the first there was diarrhea for 1 month.

yesterday morning the child woke up with a temperature of 37.8, nothing was given until it became (at 11 o'clock) 38.4. - fell. Then by 7 o'clock, it began to increase sharply. I look, the child is quiet, falls asleep (1.5 years), measured 38.8 while she got the medicine 39.2 - drank, and already 39.6. I began to wipe with vinegar, after 1.5 hours I slept. Sent to sleep. Less than 39.5 hours later (the medicine can be given again no earlier than 6-8 hours later) I tried to give paracetamol - I vomited.

A friend called, her son (6 months old) has a temperature of 39, after vaccination. They don’t have children’s medicines at home (didn’t think about it in advance :(). What can I give a child from an adult assortment. For example, 1/4 of the usual paracetamol or something else? Tell me, otherwise she is very worried: (Pharmacy is no longer work.

Now I need help. The girl is 4 years old, the temperature is 39 °C, she is shivering as if from cold. How to remove this chill?

Girls, help! The child has a temperature of 38.5. We've had a temperature for two days now. There are no other symptoms of the disease. Now he is sleeping. Bring down the temperature? If so, how? Are there Efferalgan candles, maybe something else?

The boy is 3-11 years old, tomorrow morning he will have a 3-hour flight to Turkey, and he is sleeping with the swarm of 38. Today we walked for a long time, he is very tired, he is still sniffing a little through his nose. I don't know what to do, I'm completely at a loss..... I really want to go on vacation, we've been planning it for a year. Help advice, pliz.

Yulenka has a temperature of 39.8. Nothing else seems to hurt, no cough, a little runny nose and that's it. What to do? "Calpol" to give? What could it be?

Children's health life-ovsky aspirin no longer affects the child, does not knock down. Paracept, paracetamol - too. I shoot down with analgin, but they convince me that it is harmful. Dousing doesn't help either. Cefecon candles are also said to be harmful? What to shoot down? We jump up to 39 and more 3 times a day.

Wiping to relieve high temperatures was practiced by our grandmothers. There are many options for preparing a rubdown composition: with vinegar, vodka or herbal infusions. The first option is the most popular.

For rubdowns to lower the temperature, vinegar, vodka, water and herbal infusions can be used. The easiest and safest method of rubbing is with warm water. The hands and torso of the baby must be wiped with water at a temperature above room temperature. After the procedure, the child should be covered with a thin sheet.

The method of alcohol rubdown is quite dangerous for a fragile body. Vodka, when rubbed through the skin, enters the bloodstream, as a result, the baby may experience poisoning with alcohol-containing substances. This procedure is especially dangerous for young children. Surface wiping with an alcohol-containing solution can increase core body temperature.

Most often, wiping with an acetic solution is used to reduce body temperature. In this case, it is important to properly dilute the vinegar, otherwise a number of negative reactions may occur.

There are several methods of wiping: general and local. With the general method, the child should stand in a bathtub or basin with warm water, wrapped in a damp sheet.

The second variant of the general procedure is to wipe the whole body with a cloth soaked in water or a solution. First, the arms, armpit, back, back of the legs are processed, and only then the stomach, chest. At the end, the feet are rubbed.

During local sponging, limbs are treated. They should be wiped from the periphery to the center. The chest and abdomen are also wiped, and the back is rubbed along the spine. When choosing a wiping method, you should pay attention not only to its effectiveness, but also to safety.

Rubbing: pros and cons

The procedure for wiping to relieve high temperatures is controversial, but it remains quite common. Doctors recommend abandoning this method of treatment, as it can aggravate the condition of the child.

Sponging is a physical method to reduce the temperature, which does not affect the causes of its occurrence. The solution for wiping only relieves the symptom, that is, it eliminates heavy sweating. The positive effect of acetic rubbing can last up to 40 minutes. If you apply rubdown, then only to alleviate the condition of the baby before the doctor arrives.

The advantage of this method of lowering the temperature is the rapid effect. The fever subsides gradually and the state of health improves.

Rubbing, especially with the use of a bite and other aggressive substances, has its own contraindications and disadvantages. If the procedure is carried out incorrectly, the condition of the baby can worsen.

Rubbing with vinegar at high temperature

The bite has good volatility - when it comes into contact with the skin, it quickly evaporates. With the help of rubdowns, it is impossible to reduce the temperature of the internal organs, but you can improve the condition of the baby.

During the manipulation, you do not need to make great efforts. Otherwise, it will only be possible to warm up the skin. The solution must be applied to the folds in the elbows, neck, armpits and under the knees.

It is important that the solution is always warm. Rubbing with a cold agent will reduce heat transfer and the baby may experience chills and trembling in the body. To reduce the risk of vasospasm, the bite must be diluted only with warm water.

How to properly dilute vinegar for wiping a child at a temperature?

To obtain a safe and effective composition for rubbing, it is necessary to properly dilute the vinegar. Otherwise, the child may get burned, as his skin is very delicate. It is important to observe certain proportions.

If 6% vinegar is used for wiping, then it is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:1, and for 9% the proportion is 1:2 or 1:2. The solution must be thoroughly mixed and applied immediately. The water temperature should be within 37-38 degrees, if it has cooled down, then you need to prepare a new composition. Do not use cold liquid for rubbing.

Consequences after the procedure

Consequences after wiping can be both favorable and negative. In the first case, there is a decrease in body temperature and an improvement in the general condition of the baby.

If the procedure was performed in the presence of contraindications, then a negative reaction may occur. Due to a sharp drop in temperature, the child develops vasospasm. As a result of this process, heat transfer slows down, and this is dangerous by an increase in the temperature of internal organs.

When wiping a child under 3 years old, a negative skin reaction is possible. If the wiping solution was not prepared correctly, then there is a risk of poisoning.

At high temperatures, intense sweating is observed, which in turn leads to dehydration. To avoid such negative consequences, the child needs to drink as much fluid as possible. It must be plain water, raspberry teas, juices and rosehip-based decoctions will be useful. Some do not tolerate the smell of a bite at all. This is dangerous by the development of spasm of the respiratory canals.

Contraindications for carrying out

If the child's body temperature is above 38 degrees, then it must be brought down. However, if the baby's hands and feet remain cold at a high temperature, then you should not carry out such a procedure. This may indicate vasospasm.

Contraindications to rubbing at high temperature:

• the presence of wounds, scratches and abrasions;
• individual intolerance;
• muscle pain;
• vomit;
• convulsions;
• pale skin;
• allergic reaction;
• age up to 3 years.

Before carrying out such a procedure, it is advisable to consult a specialist. Otherwise, you can only aggravate the condition of the baby.

What Komarovsky says about rubbing at a temperature

Dr. Komarovsky explains in detail why wiping at a high body temperature can be dangerous for a child. With surface cooling of tissues, the vessels begin to narrow, and the tissues cease to transfer heat to the outside. As a result of these processes, internal overheating occurs. This condition is very dangerous for a child.

Komarovsky has a negative attitude towards rubbing with solutions based on vinegar or vodka. The use of such a composition can lead to intoxication of a fragile organism. Children's skin has a different structure than that of an adult. It is thinner, so substances in contact with it are more actively absorbed into it.

The only permissible rubdown is a procedure using plain warm water. This method can be used to alleviate the condition of the baby until the ambulance arrives.

The procedure of wiping at a high temperature allows you to alleviate the condition of the baby. Each parent decides whether to use this method of treatment or not. Before using it, it is better to consult a doctor, and you also need to make sure that there are no contraindications. If possible, it is better to immediately seek qualified help.

How to bring down the temperature by wiping

For most parents, a high temperature in a child is a cause for panic. But everything is not as bad as it seems.

Fever is the body's defensive response to viruses, and it's even good when the body fights infections on its own. In what cases should you wait with taking antipyretics or wiping, and when is emergency care needed?

Why is the temperature rising

A jump in temperature can be provoked by excessive physical exertion, a hot bath, a recent vaccination, or a malfunction of substances in the body.

In infants, fever appears during the eruption of the first teeth. You can relieve symptoms with the help of special cooling ointments.

At a temperature of 37-38 degrees, you do not need to take any medications - at this moment the immune system is actively working, fighting viruses and bacteria without the help of pills.

A cold, intestinal infection, the flu, or chickenpox can cause a fever, which is the body's natural response. Viruses often do not respond to antibiotic treatment.

But diseases such as bacterial pneumonia, meningitis, ear infections or inflammation of the urinary tract require mandatory treatment with antibiotics.

If you take antipyretic syrups at the first symptoms of the disease, then sooner or later the body will weaken and will not be able to suppress viral attacks without the help of drugs.

What should you know?

If the child is only 3 months or six months old, and the temperature stays at around 38-39 during the day, you should not experiment with health, urgently call an ambulance.

A doctor is needed because the child is still too young and the body cannot cope with viruses. It is necessary to call a doctor at any age at a persistent temperature of 39-40, compresses and washing the body will be ineffective.

Fever is different: red (when the face, hands and feet are burning with heat), and white (when there is increased pallor of the skin, and the body remains cold). What to do if the child's temperature does not subside even after an antipyretic?

Some experts advise doing rubdowns with vodka, alcohol, vinegar, herbs, or plain water. Recently, soda rubbing has appeared. Rubbing will help alleviate well-being if the necessary medicines are not at hand.

Cool compresses on the forehead cool well - the heat subsides quickly, and overall well-being improves. A gauze bandage soaked in water at room temperature should be changed as often as possible. You need to bring down the temperature only at 38.5.

But not all doctors recommend the use of rubdowns or compresses. Most experts are sure that the placebo effect works - the fever subsides for a short time, and the child's health does not improve, and even, on the contrary, may worsen if something is done incorrectly.

Komarovsky, a well-known pediatrician, claims that he never recommended vinegar or alcohol rubdowns for children. Only water at room temperature, combined with the intake of antipyretics.

Most often prescribed "Nurofen" or "Paracetamol". The medicine begins to act after 20 minutes, and antipyretic suppositories after 10 minutes.

From a subscriber's personal experience:

“Our Lena had a sharp rise in temperature in the evening, we just didn’t know what to do. "Nurofen" in syrup relieved the heat for 10 minutes, then again began to fever.

They tried to give liquid "Paracetamol", the same short-term effect. They called an ambulance, a very pleasant doctor arrived, a man in years. He did not regret the time, showed how to properly bring down the temperature with water.

They laid a sheet on the floor, undressed the child, poured water at room temperature into a ladle, moistened gauze and simply began to wash their feet, legs, arms, face and chest. Water should flow in streams through the body.

Then Lena rolled over on her stomach, and in the same way we washed her back, buttocks, legs, neck. The fever quickly subsided, I wrapped the child in a dry sheet and transferred to the bed.

So we slept peacefully until morning without any medication. The main thing is not to chill the body during rubbing. As soon as the fever stops, you need to stop the procedure. I don't use vinegar or vodka."

Nevertheless, people out of habit return to the method of their grandmothers. Every day, mothers storm the Internet with the request “how to rub a child with vodka at a temperature.”

Wiping with vodka or alcohol is more suitable for adults. For 1 liter of warm water you will need 150 ml of vodka. If you dilute alcohol, then 60 ml of alcohol will be needed for 1 liter of water.

Soak a gauze cloth in liquid and wash the patient's body. You need to start with the feet and hands, touch the chest last. Don't forget your face and underarms.

Acetic essence (rice, wine, apple or 9% vinegar) is heated to a warm state and diluted in water (1 tbsp per 0.5 l of warm water). You can moisten children's socks in the solution and put them on the child's feet.

How to rub a child at high temperature

For wiping young children, it is better to use water or herbal decoction.

Alcohol can adversely affect delicate skin (alcohol vapors are absorbed into the blood), and with superficial rubdown, body temperature may, on the contrary, increase.

With vinegar essence, you also need to be careful - it is important to observe the correct proportions. Alcohol, vodka and vinegar greatly dry the skin. When the body is cooled, the temperature drops, but all the heat passes to the internal organs, which leads to spasms of blood vessels (spasms appear as convulsions).

There are two methods: wiping with a cloth soaked in a solution or using a basin of water. The child should stand in a basin of warm water and cover himself with a damp sheet (it is better to put the basin in an empty bath). After 7-10 minutes, finish the procedure, wrap the child in a dry sheet and put him to bed.

It is most convenient to wipe the child's body with gauze on a hard surface. Lay a towel or sheet on the floor, wash the body with water and cover the child with a thin blanket or duvet cover.

The fever and chills in the baby cause panic in the parents. Immediately there is a desire to lower the temperature as soon as possible so that the child does not suffer. However, one should not rush to give the baby antipyretic to drink, because a decrease in fever can also be achieved by physical methods. Consider the topic: how to rub a child at a high temperature? What tools can help, and what is better not to use?

temperature control

Do I need to immediately bring down the fever in the baby? Doctors do not advise doing this, since it is at a high temperature that immune processes are activated. The body begins to actively produce interferon, which strengthens the defenses. You should also know that at the so-called subfebrile temperature (37 - 38), most microorganisms die. Therefore, taking antipyretics will simply disrupt the body's self-healing process.

If the thermometer shows 38.5 or 39, in this case, the child needs help. But do not rush to give medicine - you can simply wipe the baby with some water. Sponging children is an old way of dealing with fever. It was used when there were no drugs at hand. However, you need to rub the baby correctly - it is important not to harm or cause chills.

In what cases are fevers brought down in children:

• in children up to three months - at a mark of 38 degrees;
• with difficulty breathing and discoloration of the skin;
• with inappropriate behavior of the child;
• with a rash on the body, muscle pain;
• with prolonged crying of the child.

In extreme heat, it is better to give a fever remedy than to rub the child with fluids. It is also unacceptable to cool the body during chills, when the palms and feet are cold: you should first warm up the baby.

When should physical measures be used to cool a child at a temperature? They are used at the very beginning of the appearance of fever and in between taking antipyretic drugs.

Rubbing rules

To bring down the temperature of the child, you can do rubbing: rub the body with warm water or herbal infusions. How to do it right?

Washing with water:

• the temperature of the liquid should not be below 36 degrees, so as not to cause chills;
• first you need to rub the arms and legs, then wipe the tummy and chest;
• movements should be soaking: gently wipe the entire body of the baby without pressure.

The skin is rubbed with light massage movements - this causes a reflex expansion of blood vessels and increased heat transfer. When lowering the temperature, monitor the condition of the water: when cooling, add warm from a thermos. Rubbed parts of the body should be covered with a cotton towel to prevent chills.

Rubbing-wrapping with infusion of herbs:

• prepare a liter of herbal infusion from St. John's wort, thyme, chamomile or yarrow;
• soak a cotton diaper in the infusion and wring it out well;
• wrap the baby's body in a diaper, except for the feet and palms;
• cover with a terry towel, and then with a warm blanket (feet open);
• soak socks in the infusion, wring out and put on - and put on warm woolen ones on top;
• every 3-5 minutes offer your baby a warm drink;
• after 40 minutes, dip the baby in a warm bath and wipe dry with a towel.

While the baby lies in a wet diaper, prepare a warm bath in the meantime. Water must be constantly measured with a thermometer so as not to cool.

When wrapping, the main thing is not to chill the baby and not cause chills in the body. You can put a warm heating pad under the legs or wrap them well with a blanket. The temperature of the bath should correspond to body temperature. It is better not to subject a newborn to such a procedure due to an imperfect thermoregulation system.

Important! Before applying the temperature wrap, test this remedy for yourself.

What keeps a child's body cool? Due to active heat transfer from the surface of the skin. However, remember: if you wipe your baby with water, do not turn on the air conditioner. A directed air jet is especially dangerous - this can result in a possible chill. The air in the room should not be stuffy, but too cold is also unacceptable.

Important! Using methods from temperature, remove the diaper from the baby: it helps to increase the heat in the body.

At a temperature in a child, compresses should be placed on the forehead and armpits. To do this, wet a cotton cloth in water at room temperature and apply to the forehead and armpits. Do not forget to change the compresses, otherwise they will do a disservice - they will heat the body.

Prohibited and unwanted methods

Is it possible to rub the baby's body with diluted vinegar or alcohol, is such a procedure allowed by doctors? Pediatricians are categorically against the use of alcohol and vinegar for children under 14 years of age. These methods help reduce fever and help adults well, however, they are not suitable for a child at 2, 3 or 1 year old. This is due to the toxic effects of the fumes of these substances.

Wiping your child with alcohol or vinegar in water can cause skin burns. Toxic volatile substances easily penetrate through the pores of the skin into the blood and cause intoxication.

Outcome

Toddlers often suffer from various diseases with the appearance of heat in the body. In this case, doctors recommend the use of antipyretics. However, before you give the medicine, try a method of physically lowering the temperature - cooling with water. How to rub a baby? It is necessary to soak a cotton cloth in warm water and gently wipe the skin. To prevent the child from becoming cold during the procedure, you must not allow the water to cool and do not turn on the fan.