EMERGENCY ACTIONS OF A PHYSICIAN WHEN VISITING A FEBRILE CHILD


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The hyperthermia syndrome in a child is the most common reason for calling ambulance and emergency care in the hospital admission rooms. The paper discusses the causes of fever in children. It details a physician’s tactics in examining children of different age groups. Risk groups are presented. Recommendations for symptomatic therapy for hyperthermia are given.

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V. Delyagln

Dmitry Rogachev Federal Research-and-Clinical Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology

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