alcohol is a volatile liquid since its boiling point is relatively low compared to that of water etc. thus it evaporates faster and at lower temperatures. when it evaporates, it takes away the heat from the skin surface thus bringing down the temperature of the skin. since temperature is the measure of heat energy.
Giving a feverish child a sponge bath will help cool their body temperature. There is no proof that rubbing alcohol helps. This is an old wives tale.
As when we have fever our body temperature is high, a sponge bath with cold water helps bring the temperature down.
To help cool the child down. The evaporating alcohol would help with the cooling. To evaporate the alcohol needs some energy and it would take heat from the child's skin thus helping with the cooling. The water would remove heat from the skin by evaporation and conduction.
A persoh who is severely dehydrated is likely to have a high fever because?
Well I just had a high fever. I had migraines, cough, stuffed nose, high temperature and more symptoms.
No; it is too high of a temperature.
Probably, the person has certainly developed a high level of alcohol tolerance.
Fever, pyrexia, hyperthermia (nouns), febrile (adjective).
No. Anemia does not causes high fever. High fever may cause anemia like in malaria.
yes, it is a fever
Alcohol evaporates quickly, and removes heat as it does. Kinda like sweating does, but faster. It cools the skin and thus reduces the fever. Although it does cool the skin off via evaporation, the use of alcohol to treat fevers is not as effective as other ways to lower a fever. When alcohol is rubbed on the body, the skin gets cold rapidly. This will cause the person to shiver which increases tempurature. The person's fever will most likely stay the same or raise. Lukewarm baths slightly cooler than the person work well. They cool the body off slowly.
a high grade fever is considered 101 degrees believe it or not
high fever