HELP.

[shelley 7229]

Help.

Common cold or virus? My 2 yr old woke up crying this morning. Holding his head. High temp. Calpol hasn't brought temp down as yet. Tried calling drs but 10th in line.advice please.

[first mate]

Ring 111 immediately.

[Angelina]

cold flannel on his head, give him a lukewarm bath and drink lots of water or ice lollies.

Have you measured his temp?

measure it, then measure it again in a bit.

[shelley 7229]

Thankyou. His temp is 38.5. Generally unwell. Wont drink.but calling 111 now

[goldilocks]

Don't think advice for a temperature is to cool children down. Calpol, cuddles and plenty of fluids. Have you checked his reaction to light, checked for a rash etc? If he won't drink water or milk, will he have diluted juice / or juice frozen as lollies?

[ED Bird]

Hydration is key to regulating body temperature.

[shelley 7229]

Hi goldilocks. NHS 111 said calpol and nurofen together. Which he as taken. Temp as gone down to 38. 111 said he needs further assessment and some will call me back within 2 days. And he may require testing. Just got him to drink some juice! Self isolate for 7 days just in case

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Guardian article today that may be worth reading on how ibuprofen is not wise to take for Covid-19 (which I pray your little one does not have).

[Penguin68]

In general, if young children get Covid-19 then it is quite mild for them, it appears, although there are always exceptions to any rule. However there are many things out there ('normal' flu being one) which young children can also catch, and which may be far more uncomfortable for them. Follow the advice you are getting - and hydration is particularly important for children - with a temperature they will be losing moisture.

[Penguin68]

Guardian article today that may be worth reading on how ibuprofen is not wise to take for Covid-19 (which I pray your little one does not have).

The Guardian article was sourced from the French Health Minister's twitter feed, which was later believed to have been hacked. So it is possible that the advice against using anti-inflammatories is wrong. Or not. It's probably safer to stick to paracetamol for now, but it may not be necessary. If you have been taking Ibuprofen maybe stop, but don't worry unnecessarily.

Anyway Calpol for a child is much safer - make sure any drug you give is specified for the right age.