| For analysis, the IBM SPSS statistics 20 | [] The temperature at presentation and patient age correlated with the onset of antipyresis |
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| Materials and Methods This was a retrospective study in which records of febrile pediatric patients presenting to the emergency department, and outpatient clinics were analyzed | Introduction Fever is the most common symptom resulting in pediatric emergency visits |
The average temperature reduction after 1 h was 1.
19| Hence, the patient revisited emergency department for hypothermia and the temperature at the time of revisiting was 36 | Infants under 12 months of age were excluded |
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| A single IM antipyretic injection is used widely | During the period at the emergency department, there were no reported allergic reactions |
The average time elapsed until antipyresis was 69.
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