Fever - How sick?

 ACTING SICK

In order to tell how sick the child is acting when they have a fever, give panadol or nurofen  and see how the child is acting about 1 to 2 hours after the dose. 

A baby or child is probably not seriously ill if:

  • a baby will coo, make eye contact, smile or reach for an object
  • a toddler will pay attention to activities, smile, walk around to get things
  • an older child will engage in quiet activities like coloring or reading

A child is seriously ill if despite reducing the fever:

  • a baby is not making eye contact, refuses to feed, cries or cannot be comforted
  • a toddler refuses to play, cries inconsolably, moans, appears very weak, turns away and stares repeatedly or is very hard to awaken if sleeping
  • an older child refuses to talk and won't interact or is unable to get out of bed
  • keeps dropping off to sleep without periods of activity and difficult to arouse; remember sick children do tend to sleep more
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