How to manage your child's fever (revised 2020)

Fevers are the body’s natural response to infection. It can be scary when your child has a fever, but fevers will not hurt your child. This video provides information about how to take your child’s temperature, how to manage their symptoms, and when to seek health care.
View more of our resources for common childhood illnesses: trekk.ca/parentsandfamilies
This video was created through a collaboration between ECHO Research (University of Alberta), TREKK, and ARCHE (University of Alberta). Funding was provided by the Networks of Centres of Excellence and the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation through the Women and Children’s Health Research Institute. This video is subject to the Standard TH-cam license and cannot be reproduced, modified, or distributed in any form without the expressed written consent of the creators.
0:00 How to manage your child’s fever
0:15 Use a digital thermometer
1:00 Normal Temperature Ranges
1:34 When does a fever occur
2:08 Medicines to help
2:45 What to monitor
3:55 What to do when your child has a Fever
4:37 What not to do
5:20 Seek emergency medical attention if
6:03 When to see a doctor?
*This video was previously uploaded in February 2019. It was re-uploaded with minor revisions in January 2020*

[@daddyartvin4118]

Thanks this is very useful

[@obadiahthepinnacle9007]

Thank you

[@psychologicalmusic168]

Thank you so for sharing this important information to me

[@annugurung4098]

Thanks for good information 👍

[@trekkca]

Of course! You can find more free, evidence based resources on our website trekk.ca/parentsandfamilies

[@OFFTOROADVLOG]

Thanks

[@nyangelmesser]

Awesome!

[@bernelacma2505]

Thanks for this is usefull.

[@theoracletempleoflovelight2222]

In Australia paracetamol is recommended..
My son when he was a baby had a fever fit/ seizure and was very scary... body to body contact can also help reduce fever..

[@trekkca]

Yes that would be very frightening! Thank you for your comments

[@MavenJayne]

Acetaminophen is the American chemical name for paracetamol in Australia :)

[@elevenstarz]

These videos are amazing!!!

[@ThePhoenix6931]

When should a senior over 68 years old go to the hospital? I tried searching but only got information about children. I live alone I have no caregiver and I can't find any information about senior. I keep getting directed to children's health. Please help. I'm running a fever.

[@mhmail1g]

It wasn't necessary to add vaccinating a child. It would have been a good video otherwise. I have been a pediatric nurse over 27 years and vaccine status has never been an issue. We treat the symptoms.

[@JustAmyKay]

I think it was important because if the child is sick with something and hasn’t been vaccinated it could be something serious that they should see a doctor right away.

[@MavenJayne]

How can you say Vaccine status query isn't relevant but travelling outside a country is?
Clearly you know how vital it should be when making a assessment on a patient...it's their medical history.

[@thatulip]

Thank you so very much for saying that! Honestly, I'm soo sick of the vaccine fear mongering. It puts me to ease and keeps me in the right track of mind when a medical veteran speaks truth!

[@rajah2009]

Agreed. Only thing is ppl that are vaccinated are walking around with more dormant pathogens, so not being vaccinated can cause some complications with how the body handle foreign bacteria’s. But overall I still agree it’s just need to be understood for assessing the problem.

[@PrincessOfTheUniverz]

Damn… you shouldn’t have said you were a pediatric nurse. Now you just look dumb and pushing your beliefs……. Not evidence based knowledge 🤦‍♀️

[@novamemeroutfit7S.S.SMMD2013]

Fever😢Sorry

[@renukabansod2643]

What if 38.0 C in armpit?

[@MavenJayne]

A raised temperature and should be watched so it doesn't rise :)

[@mariagoretti2734]

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