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Tepid Sponge Bath - a basic technique used to lower body temperature of 39.9 C. in less than a minute.

Things needed:
Face Towel
Plastic/ Aluminum basin
Thermometer

Procedure:

1. prepare the bowl and fill it with tap water.

2. soak the face towel in the basin.

3. Get the initial temperature of your friend by *placing the thermometer in his/her axilla (arm pit) and wait for 5 to 7
minutes. *this only applies to persons ages 5 and up. 4 and below usually in rectum and oral.

4. after getting the initial temperature, get the soaked face towel, drip the water and start damping it(in figure of 8) in
his/her face, neck,nape,chest,torso, down to the toes.

Remember:
+Do not scrub the face towel. It will cause friction ergo it will generate heat.

+Do not put ice or ethyl alcohol in the bowl. Alcohol can only disinfects and it is only for bathing an after fever person.
not for lowering of temperature. Ice can only make the person chill.

+A person in fever may also be suffering to dehydration. Fluid intake must be considered to reduce the risk of fluid
imbalance.

+Make sure to rinse the face towel every after using to one body part to another (e.g. face.rinse/nape.rinse)


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