High fever

The normal human body temperature is 36-37.4 ℃, which is called fever due to various diseases or other reasons. When the human body temperature reaches 39-41 ℃, it is called high fever. Fever is clinically critically ill. Usually refers to a body temperature above 39 ° C, which is a strong response of the human body to disease. The patient's complexion is flushed, the skin is hot, and breathing and pulses increase (usually for every 1 ° C increase in body temperature, the breathing rate increases 3 to 4 times, and the pulse rate increases about 10 times. If an adult is quiet, the breathing rate is 16 times per minute and the pulse rate is 80 Then, at 39 ° C, you can breathe about 24 times per minute and pulse 100 times. If the fever is too high (the body temperature exceeds 41 ° C) or is too long, it will cause obstacles to various systems and organs of the human body, especially damage to important organs such as the brain, liver, kidney, etc., and timely take necessary cooling measures.

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