How to use Cooling gel patch for babies? |Kongdy

Author: Kongdy patch

Date: 02 23，2022

01. How high your baby's fever is

Your baby's fever reaches 37.5℃-38.5℃, you can use the cooling gel patch, which is a gel carrier that carries away a large amount of heat from the human body through the vaporization of water in the gel, and it is a common physical cooling device. Once your baby's fever exceeds 38.5℃, you can't rely on physical cooling alone and need medicine to lower the temperature.

02. How to use Cooling gel patch for baby's fever

1. Application area

Cooling gel patch can be applied to the baby's forehead, neck, temples or other areas that need cooling and cold compresses; it can be cut to the appropriate size according to your needs.

2. Time of use

Generally speaking, the effect of the cooling gel patch can last for 4~8 hours, depending on the instructions of the fever reducing patch purchased. If the baby's body temperature does not exceed 38.5℃ and the body is still in a fever, the parents can keep the patch on the child and generally there are no side effects.

3. Use after refrigeration

Cooling gel patch can be used at home after it has been refrigerated to reduce fever (do not put it in the freezer to avoid freezing the baby). If your baby's fever does not go down, you should consult your doctor.

Fever cooling patch is mainly composed of polymer gel and contains certain volatile substances such as ice chips and camphor. In the process of use, the gel water vaporization, absorbing the body's heat, so that the body's heat evaporation away, to reduce fever cooling effect.

The fever reduction patch is a physical cooling method, and its effect is generally aimed at the baby's low fever. If the baby has a high fever (temperature over 38.5 degrees), the patches will not be effective.

4. How long does it take for a child to get a Cooling gel patch?

Gel fever patch is often used to reduce fever in children, but in fact, the use of antipyretic patch has no effect on the overall temperature stabilization and reduction of the body, at best, it can make the local temperature of the patch low. Therefore, you cannot expect the cooling gel sheet to bring down the baby's body temperature, but need to pay close attention to the overall change of body temperature.

If the temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees, especially if the fever is making the baby unwell and uncomfortable, it is usually necessary to consider using antipyretics. Make sure to give your baby warm water regularly to ensure fluid intake, as adequate fluid intake is very important for temperature stability. If the fever does not subside or is accompanied by other obvious symptoms, you need to visit the hospital promptly to diagnose the primary illness and provide a clear treatment plan.

5. How long should I apply the cooling gel patch?

When using the cooling gel patch, you can apply it for about 6-8 hours at a time, and you can also remove the cool fever patch earlier if your child's body temperature drops to normal quickly, and you can use a warm towel to rub your child's neck, underarms and thighs to cool down quickly. And drink more warm water as appropriate to help dissipate the heat as soon as possible.