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Suggest Treatment For Fever And Vomiting In A Child
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...Hi, My six year old boy was up around midnight last night complaining of a sore throat and headache, I noticed he had a temp so gave him some panadol and he went back to sleep, I thought he was better this morning but then at about 8am he vomited, he has since had a temp, I just did a reading under his armpit and it was 38 degrees. I have given him more panadol and put the air con on and a wet towel on his head. Should I take him to the doc or just monitor him for a while. Its now 2.45pm and he hasn t vomited again but he is very hot.
Thu, 2 Feb 2017
Dear parent, you should give acetaminophen or panadol in alternation with ibuprofen syrup every 4 hours. this means that you give him acetaminophen or panadol and then after 4 hours you give him ibuprofen and so on. you should make sure the child is adequately hydrated with enough fluids. vomiting is caused by elevation of body temperature, once his body temperature is stabilized, the vomiting will stop. you can also give an antiemetic
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