Hi, my kid is 6 years old, having high fever. I.e., 104 F. We visited doctor and he advised to give 5ml of mental-p for every 6 hrs. She doesn t have any pains but the fever is not coming down. Is it okay to give 5 ml of mental-p for every 6 hrs? Please advise Thanks.
Dear user about your question I would like to tell you that high fever in child Chat Doctor. ...as high fever considered dangerous sign of infection of the child...he May have viral infection or viral infection...so you should discuss with your doctor to do blood culture to detect the cause of that as if it is bacterial because the child should take antibiotic for treatment...metal p has good antipyretic effect for lowering fever ...but in your case you should do repeated cold compresses before any treatment as high grade fever must be managed firstly through cold compresses, and you can put him under running water would help for remain ...you can use metal p or Tylenol to reduce fever but don't forget cold compresses....because high grade fever 104 may not be reduced if you give her antipyretic like metal or Tylenol without doing most important step for cold compresses........wish your child healthy life