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Physical cooling

Is physical cooling the first choice for children with fever?

No medical authority recommend physical cooling as the preferred way to defervesce, why is that?The American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines [1] emphasize that unless ultra-hyperpyrexia,fever itself is not harmful to the child, and it even facilitates the fight against infection. It is thought that when the temperature exceeds 39°C, children will feel unwell. Conversely, when ...