my 5yr son is shivering and crying about pain and has a fever. IT started at 5am today and his temp was 102.2 I give him ibuprofen and around 6:30am its was 100.3  Then around 8:50am it was 103.3 We want to the hospital and it was 100.8 in the mouth and 101.2 in the ear. they told me to give him ibuprofen every 4 to 6 hours  and not to come back for 24 to 48 hoursi would really like to know what i can do to help my son. He has stopped crying be his temp is 101.9 at 12:45pm. He is asleep now. and he is still hot and wants a blank
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500 mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. Regards - 