"Goomba38" > wrote in message
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> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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>> Idiot. Do you realize that children can withstand fever temps that are
>> dangerous for adults? Do you realize that even though you may not want to
>> medicate when you have a fever, you *do* want to let your head cool off,
>> in the same way you want to shade your head on a very hot day?
> Actually, children don't tolerate a high fevers as well as adults can
> because of their immature thermal regulation system. Infantile febrile
> seizures are one complication, for example.
> We always try to use nature before medication for temps. That often means
> anything from simply uncovering the patient to the use of cooling
> blankets.
> If the patient is shivering, we can even medicate them to halt that as the
> work of shivering itself raises body temps.


When someone's got a high fever, do you put something on their head to keep
them nice and hot?