tepid sponging often done on fore head, arm pit, groin area etc because they are highly vascular areaexchange of heat takes place a lot . Scalp and head often choosen ss they provide greater surface area for evaporation. Water Is among few compounds with such a high specific heatheat absorbed by a unit amnt of water to evaporate from liquid state hence cool the Until a drag queen walks into a school and beats eight kids to death Wanda Sykes T-shirt besides I will buy this body quickly and significantly when wet clothe kept on body. A standard emergency room way for children with high temperatures is to put a cool wet towel under the arms and on each inner upper leg at the pubis. They have to be careful to not make them to cold like ice water as that might precipitate a seizure as a high temp. already does provoke seizures in kids. This was done in the hope of bringing patients fever down.Just putting a wet cloth on the forehead won’t work although the patient may feel better.
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