First Aid When Children Have A Fever, Don't Always Have To Drink Antibiotics

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JAKARTA - Changing the summer to rainy weather makes air temperatures often change drastically. Wet air opens up opportunities for the growth of bacteria and viruses that can make children easily infected, which is characterized by a fever in the body.

Child health expert from Dr. Hospital. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Dr. Mulya Rahma Karyanti, SpA(K), M.Sc, recommends first aid when a child has a fever, namely giving him drink as often as possible so he doesn't get dehydrated.

He added that while doing first aid, you should pay attention to the condition of the child. If he can drink but vomits, he may not be able to accept fluids that eventually fall into dehydration.

Also pay attention to the child's bribery time. Normally, children mites every 4 hours. However, if it's been 12 hours, it doesn't work, then this can be a sign of dehydration. A sluggish child can also be a sign of lack of fluids and must be taken to the hospital immediately.

"Then if you don't feel comfortable or restless, you can feel pain, you can give a hot reduction drug for first aid. It can be repeated every 4-6 hours," said Dr. Mulya, quoted from ANTARA, Wednesday, November 29.

If the fever does not go down, do a compress with warm water. According to Karyanti, if the child has a high fever accompanied by chills and cold hands and feet, this means that his body temperature will still rise to 39 to 40 degrees Celsius.

Therefore, compressing with warm water for 15 minutes will help. Try compressing in large blood vessels, such as armpit folding, groin folding or a bag of the child's body using a wash to make his body heat come out of evaporation.

"We are afraid that if there is a seizure, it can be helped with a compress with warm water, it can be done with a broom or waslap (it has been smeared in hot water or steam nails," he said.

It's exactly the same as after someone drinks hot depletion and sweats, the goal is to emit heat through the pores of the body.

However, if on the third day the fever did not go down, Karyanti suggested taking the child to the nearest health facility to find the cause of the pain. However, most of the causes of fever are viruses that do not require antibiotics.

"There are indications of giving antibiotics. Antibiotics is not for all diseases. Not every time a fever needs antibiotics. If you have a fever, treat the fever, first aid, give it to drink as often as possible," said Karyanti.