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Kids protest when moms pull on them warm tights and overalls, make them wear hats and mittens. They are happy to measure the depth of the puddles and try how the snow or the icicle tastes, therefore they get sick with a cold or ARVI. Pediatricians advise not to bring down the temperature, if the thermometer shows no more than 38ºC. And how to deal with a fever? To feed the child with pills? Or take advantage of national experience? For example, a recipe with vinegar.
Compresses options
For patients from 1 to 3 years old they prepare a cold compress, which is applied to the forehead. There are several reasons why you should prefer this option:
- The skin of young children is too sensitive to vinegar rubdowns, so rashes or irritation may appear after the procedure.
- One-year-old baby will not be able to quietly lie under a sheet or a thin bedspread.He will ask for his mother’s hands or start running around the room, and after wiping with vinegar, the child should sweat and rest.
- Large amounts of acetic fumes are dangerous for infants and children up to 3-4 years old. Small doses do not harm the child, but when rubbed in, he inhales too much fumes and may be poisoned.
Relatively safe and option with cotton socks. They should be clean and not too dense, it is advisable to choose thin summer varieties. Cotton couple dip in vinegar solution, squeeze well and put on the child. For this procedure, a warm compress is prepared, because from a cold baby begins to act up and take off his socks, in which he should lie down for 10–15 minutes.
Children from 4–5 years old and schoolchildren are wiped off, you can additionally put a wet bandage on your forehead. Some mothers use a cold solution, believing that it will lower the temperature faster. But it is better to dilute the vinegar with warm water so that the patient is comfortable.
Ingredients and Dosages
It is important to remember that children's skin is softer and more sensitive than that of adults.If the baby is prone to allergies, you need to make a sample: treat a small area on the wrist or elbow with a solution, wait 5-10 minutes. Blistering, skin itching or reddening? It is better to abandon the idea with vinegar and choose another option. Did the body react normally to the new ingredient? You can safely use it to reduce the temperature.
Compress solution is prepared from table or apple vinegar. The concentration of the substance should not exceed 9%. No acetic essences, otherwise the child is burned and poisoned. The process of preparing a solution is simple:
- Water to take distilled or boiled, can be from the tap
- Heat up to 37–38 degrees
- 2-3 parts of vinegar per part of vinegar
- The components are mixed in a jar or glass; a stainless enameled saucepan or bowl will do.
- Thoroughly chop and try a few drops of the solution. It should be a slightly acidic liquid with a characteristic vinegar odor.
If you overdo it with the table or apple ingredient, the child will get irritated. In a compress for children from 7–8 years old it is allowed to add a spoon of vodka so that the temperature drops in a matter of minutes.Alcohol is contraindicated for preschool children even for external use.
Instead of vodka use essential oils:
- radiant eucalyptus;
- lavender;
- tea tree;
- eucalyptus globose.
On a spoonful of apple or table vinegar, 2-4 drops of ether supplement. Oil soothes, removes inflammation and helps the body of the child to cope with a cold. Eucalyptus and tea tree have antibacterial and disinfectant properties, and lavender is recommended for babies who suffer from insomnia caused by fever.
Action algorithm
Young patient to open and undress to underwear, you can leave socks. To moisten in a warm solution a piece of fleece or cotton fabric, a soft sponge will do. Press so that the cloth is slightly damp. Treat the wrists and the area under the knees, armpits and groin area. Ensure that the solution does not fall on the genitals of the child. If the thermometer shows 39ºC and higher, you should wet the forehead and clavicle with vinegar, wipe the lower and upper extremities with a damp cloth. It is advisable not to touch the chest, especially the heart area.Treat heels and palms, constantly changing the compress on the forehead. As soon as the fabric begins to heat up, it is dipped in a bowl with a solution.
After wiping the child, do not dress it, but cover it with a thin sheet. Some babies complain that they are cold, but they cannot give a blanket. It takes a little time for the temperature to fall as soon as possible.
How to help the child? Prepare raspberry or lime tea, drink cranberry, currant or lingonberry warm fruit juice. Give only a warm drink, in which you can put a little honey and a slice of lemon. Let the baby drinks tea in small sips.
The body needs a lot of fluid, at least 250 ml, and preferably 2-3 cups. Vinegar defats the skin, so sweat droplets evaporate faster, the body cools, and the temperature decreases. But the body is dehydrated due to intense sweating. It is important to regularly replenish the water in your body so that the immune system will quickly deal with a cold.
Tip: If the child does not want tea, you can offer him a compote of dried fruit or warm milk. Lightweight chicken broth made from breast without skin and fat is good for weakened babies.You can not add spices and vegetables to the dish, you can put a small pinch of salt.
To rub the skin of the child should be carefully. Do not press hard or use hard tissue to avoid damaging the epithelium. Vinegar particles that cause the intoxication of the child’s body fall into small cracks.
If the baby has a fever, and the thermometer mark is approaching 40 degrees, you need to put a cloth dipped in a solution on your wrists and ankles. Periodically change the wrap until the young patient becomes easier.
Precautionary measures
Kneading the temperature with vinegar, you need to keep a thermometer at hand. Every 10–20 minutes to check how much the folk remedy helped. It is important to stay at around 37.5–37 degrees. If you reduce the body temperature to the usual 36.6, the body stops to fight, and the cold begins to attack the child twice as actively.
Air the young patient's room regularly to keep the room cool. You can not wrap a child in ten blankets, pulling the terry pajamas over the tights. Vinegar - an emergency measure, and to make it work faster, the naked baby should be cooled a little.But children should not lie in a draft, therefore during the ventilation the patient is transferred to another room.
Do not use the vinegar solution if the child's lower and upper limbs are cold, like ice, and the forehead and torso glow from the heat. Symptoms indicate vasoconstriction and impaired blood circulation. In such cases, children are given No-shpu and urgently call an ambulance. Acetic compress only hurts the patient and worsens his health.
Modern mothers continue to use grandmother's recipes, considering them more natural and effective. But even acetic solutions, which are safer than alcohol rubbing, do not always help. If the home method did not yield the expected result, and the child’s temperature does not decrease, you should immediately call the doctor and fight the fever using traditional medical methods.
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