A first aid kit for children is a must-have in every home where there is a baby. The most accessible and common analgesic and antipyretic agent, allowed from a very young age, is paracetamol. This is salvation both at high temperature and at pains of various origins.

It is on sale in the form of suppositories, sweet syrup, tablets. It is quickly absorbed, begins to act within 30-40 minutes after consumption, has a minimum of contraindications, is prescribed for children in whom hyperthermia is accompanied by convulsions.

The listed arguments are often decisive when buying, however Parents should consider the following nuances:

• up to 5 years of age in the treatment of babies, it is better to use suppositories, syrups, suspensions;
• strict adherence to dosage proportions is required in order not to expose the body weakened by the disease to the risk of excessive intoxication.

In this material, we will analyze in detail what dosage at a temperature is possible for children of different ages, how to give it correctly. This form of the drug raises the most questions. Main:

• from what age is allowed, dosage;
• how to divide a pill into parts;
• admission rules;
• what to do with an overdose.

We will consider them:

Can paracetamol tablets be given to children?

Reminder to parents: the numbers squeezed out on the tablets indicate the content of the active substance - paracetamol - in milligrams, sometimes in grams. They are written on a blister.

Available options: 200 (0.2), 325 (0.325), 500 (0.5). This makes it easier to determine the norm in the number of pieces.

The first thing to remember is that this form not used in treatment generally. The instructions indicate - with, pediatricians recommend with 5.

It is better to crush the pill or part of it into powder, dilute it with a slightly warm liquid (sweetened water, compote, tea). It is advisable to make a binding to food intake: give the medicine in an hour or two.

Experiments to create mixtures of the drug in question with No-shpa, analgin and other medicines are strictly prohibited.

Contraindications:

• individual intolerance to the main substance;
• impaired functioning of the liver or kidneys;
• blood diseases.

Paracetamol for children: dosage in tablets at a temperature

Paracetamol 200 mg

This dosage is the most convenient, since the calculation is carried out with a multiplicity of 100.

Regulated norm from 3 to 6- 150-200 mg. Pediatricians, without further ado, prescribe a pill. For thin babies, half is enough. Permissible maximum 800 mg / day (no more than 4 pieces).

For older kids ( from the age of 6) the norm is increased to 1.5-2.

If the fever does not subside, the medicine is given again. The minimum interval between doses is 4 hours.

It is strictly not allowed to use the agent in question in parallel with other drugs containing paracetamol. If you have given a pill and the fever does not subside, use other non-drug methods:

• ventilate the room;
• solder the baby with water;
• make lotions (on the forehead, armpits, inguinal region).

Paracetamol 325 mg

This option designed for children 6-12 years old. One full pill is given at a time. You don't need to share or add anything. Can be crushed into powder.

The frequency of reception is similar to that indicated above.

Moms who strictly follow the rules are interested in how to accurately calculate the dose of paracetamol for children?

Medical response: take 10-15 mg for every kilogram of body weight. For example, for 2 years, the weight norm is 11.5 kg. Hence, ≤ 172.5 mg is required. It is simply impossible to separate the required amount from the tablet. But there are suitable suppositories containing 170 mg of an antipyretic substance.

Dosage of 500 mg tablets

Such packaging is considered "adult". Teenagers from 12 years old given as a single tablet.

Positive results should not be expected immediately after taking the drug. The temperature drops after about 30 minutes - an hour, usually to 37-37.5 °.

Do not use this medicine for more than 3 days without a doctor's permission.

Attention, an overdose of paracetamol in children, what to do in such a situation?

Anxiety symptoms: arrhythmia, pallor, vomiting or severe nausea, abdominal pain. An acute attack of pancreatitis is not excluded. Usually these signs are noticeable almost immediately, but may occur within 24 hours after ingestion. With severe poisoning, liver failure progresses to hemorrhage, loss of consciousness. Unbearable pain in the lower back, blood in the urine signals kidney dysfunction.

Urgent hospitalization required.

If no more than an hour has passed after taking the drug, you can give activated charcoal on your own, but still take the baby to the hospital.

Remember the main thing:

• you can’t reduce the heat with the “strongest” remedy, you need to use only approved drugs and in a suitable form;
• temperature up to 38.5 ° is not brought down, the body must fight itself;
• do not risk the health of babies, even a one-time increase in the dose is fraught with irreversible consequences.