Tepid Water For Fever
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Tepid water for fever. Tepid water or water from the refrigerator mixed with room temperature water in equal parts can be used. Tepid sponge baths distress febrile children and their efficacy at reducing fever has not been established. This study compared fever reduction and with 1 acetaminophen alone and 2 acetaminophen plus a 15 minute tepid sponge bath. If your child doesn t like the sponge bath or doesn t feel better after the bath there is no need to give another one.
Know composition uses benefits symptoms causes substitutes side effects best foods and other precautions to be taken with tepid 650 mg tablet along with ratings and in depth reviews from users. Tepid water is defined by ansi z358 1 2004 as moderately warm lukewarm but the standard does not stipulate a temperature. Do not use cold water ice or rubbing alcohol which will lower the child s body temperature too quickly. Cold sponging is not preferred nowadays and tepid sponging is done to control the fever.
Apart from the difference in temperature of the water used both procedures essentially are the same. Cold sponging and tepid water sponging are the procedures which use cooling properties of water to bring down the temperature in fever. Twenty children ages 5 to 68 months who presented to the emerg. Feverish illness in children cg160 published date.
Guidelines to follow in order to meet the requirement are found in appendix b6. 30 view all nice do not do from this guidance. Sponge for 20 to 30 minutes. Tepid sponging is not recommended for the treatment of fever.
It could be part of treatment in acute injuries to reduce swelling but in fever tepid sponging or tepid water bath is the preferred procedure. But somehow the phrase has stuck and the physician might just mention cold sponging when she actually wants a tepid bath for the patient. Stop if the child starts to shiver. Tepid 650 mg tablet buy online at best prices with free delivery all over india.