Water Tepid Sponge Reducing Body Temperature Among Children With Fever: Case Study

Abstract

Background: Fever is a condition of increased temperature above normal caused by changes in the body’s temperature regulation center, where the brain sets the temperature above the normal setting. Nursing interventions to address hyperthermia include warm compresses and tepid water sponges. The tepid water sponge technique affects the reduction of body temperature. This study aims to determine the effect of applying tepid sponge compresses on reducing body
temperature in children with hyperthermia.
Method: This study uses a descriptive case study design by conducting assessments on a unit case intensively to describe the problem.
Results: The results are after administering tepid sponge therapy for 3 consecutive days for 15 minutes in the forehead, armpits, and thigh folds areas, the child did not feel feverish, and the temperature dropped from 388°C to 372°C with the skin not feeling warm
Conclusion: It was concluded that there was an influence of water tepid sponge in reducing body temperature in children with hyperthermia.