Fever! Fever! Fever!
March 2, 2011 No CommentsClinical Report Addresses Educating Parents to Reduce “Fever Phobia.”
It is 3 a.m. and you get your third call of the night about a child with fever. A parent asks about giving antipyretics prior to routine immunizations. You are educating first-time parents about fever prior to discharge of their infant from the newborn nursery. These scenarios are common in everyday practice.
Fever accounts for one-third of all presenting conditions in children. What guidance is available to pediatricians and pediatric health care providers regarding fever treatment or prophylaxis and education for parents/caregivers?
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American Academy of Pediatrics, February 2011
KAAP, Physicians, Study results
