Monday, June 13, 2011

How to Compress Child Fever

What will you do when your child feels cold or hot body? Mengompresnya with cold water or ice water? It turns out this way one loh ...
Why? Due to compress using cold water or ice water will only make the body temperature increases. When the temperature of the hot body suddenly compressed with cold water, it will make kids shiver. And keep in mind that shivering is the first sign of the body temperature will rise.
Fever is a common health problem in children. Fever is not a disease but a symptom. Fever played a key role in helping the body overcome resistance viral or bacterial infection.
Actually fever is not dangerous, except when the temperature reaches 39-40 degrees Celsius. However, there are many mistakes in dealing with fever, such as panic because of high fever, your child's temperature is not measured correctly and compress the wrong way.

Here's how to compress the right:
1. Compress using the water warm, not cold water or ice water.
2. Compress on the abdomen and chest by using a handkerchief that had been soaked in warm water.
3. Handkerchief rub gently on the abdomen and chest.
4. When the handkerchief is dry, repeat again with the wet with warm water.

Hopefully helpful!


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