Since the outbreak of the epidemic in COVID-19, under the overall arrangement of the state on epidemic prevention and control, at present, the epidemic situation in various places is generally controllable, and the harm of the virus to human body is gradually decreasing. At present, people have been able to face Omicron calmly in terms of implementing the 20 measures recently promulgated by the state and the "Ten Measures of New China" for epidemic prevention and control. When the human body is positive, it is expected that fever may accompany the human body within a week or so. Therefore, it is particularly important to take symptomatic measures when you have a fever.
As friends know, in clinical medicine, fever can be divided into three stages: low fever (37.3-38℃), moderate fever (38. 1-39℃) and high fever (39. 1-4 1℃ and above). Below, let's take a concrete look at what methods can be used to quickly reduce fever at different stages.
Low heat (37.3- 38℃) stage. When the fever is 37.3, the clinical symptoms may be chills, runny nose and sneezing. At this stage, you don't need to take antipyretics for the time being. You can take physical methods to cool down, such as warm water bath and ice compress, and replenish water appropriately. If the body temperature continues to rise from 37.3 and the temperature rises to about 38 degrees, you can consider using antipyretic stickers to cool down; If the effect is not obvious, or the symptoms of persistent high fever appear during the observation period, we can consider taking traditional Chinese medicine with less side effects to reduce fever, such as Radix Isatidis, Shuanghuanglian oral liquid, Lianhua Qingwen capsule, Huoxiang Zhengqi oral liquid and other drugs to reduce fever. At the same time, it is necessary to replenish water in time and take a two-pronged approach with physical cooling methods to achieve synergistic fever reduction.
Medium temperature (38. 1- 39℃) stage. When the body temperature is in the middle heat stage (38. 1-39℃), the inflammation is aggravated. At this time, patients should continue to drink more water, replenish body fluids in time, prevent dehydration and promote metabolism, or wipe forehead, armpit and groin with warm water or alcohol for physical cooling, and be careful not to make patients catch cold, so as not to aggravate fever symptoms, thus aggravating fever symptoms; If the above physical cooling methods still fail, nimesulide granules or ibuprofen capsules can be taken to reduce fever, and ibuprofen suspension is recommended for children to reduce fever. If the effect of oral antipyretics is still not obvious and the body temperature is still high, you can consider intramuscular injection of Bupleurum injection and other drugs to cool down, or go to the hospital in time to avoid delaying diagnosis and treatment.
High fever (39. 1- 4 1℃ and above). When the body temperature is in the high fever stage (39. 1-4 1℃ and above), it indicates that inflammation is getting worse and other organs of the body may accumulate. At this time, patients may have coma, unconsciousness, convulsions and other symptoms. At this time, antipyretics such as Tylenol can be taken orally, or an antipyretic suppository can be inserted into the anus of the patient to lower the body temperature. If conditions permit, it is recommended to take Angong Niuhuang Pill to quickly cool the patient and relieve symptoms such as high fever in time. It is also suggested to go to the hospital in time to avoid delaying the illness and preventing damage to other organs of the body.
As the saying goes, the solution is always more difficult than the reality. In my opinion, if you have a fever, you should take your temperature in time, be aware of it and carefully observe the progress of your illness. According to the body temperature at different stages, symptomatic cooling treatment can be carried out in time. For example, physical cooling, traditional Chinese and western medicine cooling, massage, acupuncture and other ways can be taken to coordinate cooling. If the cooling effect is not obvious, and the high temperature lasts for more than 3 days, or there is ultra-high temperature, it means that the condition is critical, and it is recommended to be admitted to hospital for treatment, find out the reasons in time and treat the symptoms.