Antipyretic patches can remove heat by the evaporation of water vapor from the hydrogel to reduce fever, which is essentially a form of physical cooling. Actually,physical cooling has little effect on reducing fever.Currently,the Nielsen Pediatrics clearly states that physical cooling is ineffective, the British and Canadian guidelines do not recommend warm water baths, and the American Academy of Pediatrics is of the opinion that medication is more convenient in most cases of fever.
The body's temperature is balanced by the flow of blood, it is ineffective to lower the blood temperature all over the body through taking a small antipyretic patche for lower the temperature of skin on the forehead. Some antipyretic patches added with ice chips, peppermint, eucalyptus oil and other substances, which can only create the cool tingling sensation on the skin. but not really effective in reducing fever.
Is there no benefit of antipyretic patches at all? Not exactly. Antipyretic patches serve as the label of "I'm sick" that may keep other children away from patients. At any rate parents need to know that many children with fever do not need any special treatment, and antipyretic patches can only be the placebo to ease parents' anxiety.Antipyretic patches even encounter allergies, which is more than worth the loss.
