An increase in temperature in medicine is called hyperthermia. This is a natural reaction of the body to various pathological conditions – from inflammation to infection and more. Smoothly increasing numbers on the thermometer only signals the work of the immune system of the human body. Therefore, it is recommended not to bring down the temperature on purpose if it is below 38 degrees. However, this does not always work. When hyperthermia is present in a person with chronic diseases, especially of a neurological nature, then in each case it is necessary to act on the basis of the situation: call a doctor, an ambulance or consult a specialist online.
When you can not call an ambulance< /h2>The rise in temperature often causes panic in the patient, especially if he does not understand why the symptom arose. First of all, you need to analyze your own condition and choose: call a therapist, an ambulance, or fight hyperthermia on your own.
The temperature can rise against the background of stress, with exacerbation of chronic diseases, in particular, with cholecystitis, with colds, hypothermia, infectious diseases, and even with an allergic reaction. On your own, you can bring down the temperature and not call an ambulance in the following cases:
- an increase in indicators for a short time and only once;
- the patient does not accompanying symptoms;
- there are no signs of viral and infectious diseases (cough, shortness of breath, headache);
- there was no injury the day before;
- there are no signs of poisoning (diarrhea, vomiting).
With a rise in temperature in a person without accompanying symptoms, in most cases it will be enough to get an online consultation with a therapist. Already a doctor, in the presence of certain factors, can prescribe a face-to-face appointment.
Ambulance is necessary to stabilize the patient's condition in serious cases and for subsequent hospitalization in the clinic. It is recommended to consult a doctor in the presence of hypertension, severe shortness of breath, prolonged cough, skin rashes, acute abdominal pain, dizziness. You can call a therapist at home, as well as an ambulance, on the website smclinic.ru.
Fever causes many diseases and conditions. Some of them are particularly dangerous, others less so. Therefore, the main reasons for calling a doctor or an ambulance should be not only hyperthermia, but also a general deterioration in the patient's condition in the presence of certain symptoms. An ambulance is not required if the temperature is less than 38 degrees and there is a positive reaction to taking antipyretic drugs.