● Cold compress

If the high fever is unbearable, cold compress can be used to help lower the body temperature. Put a wet and cold towel on your forehead, wrist and calf, and cover other parts with clothes. When the cold compress reaches the body temperature, it should be changed once and repeatedly until the fever goes down. You can also wrap the ice cubes in a cloth bag and put them on your forehead.

● Hot compress

If the body temperature is not too high, you can use hot compress to reduce the fever. Wipe the patient's forehead and limbs repeatedly with a hot wet towel to dissipate heat until the fever has gone down.

However, if the body temperature rises above 39℃, do not use hot compress to reduce fever, but use cold compress to prevent the body temperature from rising further.

● Wipe the body.

Evaporation also has a cooling effect. Experts suggest using cold tap water to help the skin dissipate excessive heat. Although you can wipe (sponge) the whole body, you should especially strengthen some parts with higher body temperature, such as armpits and groins. After squeezing out too much water, wipe one part at a time, and cover other parts with clothes. The body temperature will evaporate the water and help to dissipate heat.

● Take a bath

Sometimes, a warm bath is the most comfortable. It can also relieve the symptoms of fever. Babies should take a bath in warm water or wrap the baby in a wet towel every 15 minutes.

● Replenish liquid

When you have a high fever, your body will sweat and dissipate heat; But when you have a high fever, your body will shut off sweat glands because of too much water loss to prevent further water loss, which makes your body unable to dissipate heat. The solution is to replenish liquid and drink plenty of boiled water and fruit and vegetable juice, which is rich in vitamins and minerals, especially beet juice and carrot juice. If you want to drink tomato juice, you should choose low-sodium products. Avoid solid food during fever until the condition improves.

If the vomiting is not serious, you can also eat ice cubes to reduce the fever. Pour fruit juice into the ice box and ice it into ice cubes. You can also put grapes or strawberries in the ice cube, which is especially popular with children with high fever.

● Appropriate ophthalmic painkillers

If you feel very uncomfortable, you can take painkillers. Adults take 2 aspirin or 2 paracetamol once every 4 hours. The advantage of paracetamol is that fewer people are allergic to it. Because aspirin and paracetamol work in different ways, if you feel that using either one can't effectively control high fever, you might as well use both. Take 2 aspirin and 2 paracetamol every 6 hours. When taking these drugs, you need to get the doctor's consent first.

● Pay attention to the right amount of clothes.

If you feel very hot, take off too much clothes so that the hot air in your body can be emitted. But if you shudder because of this, it means that there are too few clothes and you should increase them until they are not cold.

At the same time, don't make the room temperature too high, and doctors usually advise not to exceed 20℃. At the same time, the room should be properly ventilated to help recover, and soft light should be maintained to relax the patient.