Brand Bath

JHK

At beginning of fever reduction usually about 1°C, later more
Heat with cold tub bath - increases heat elimination
- Hot Tub Bath 40-42°C, 3-4 min before cold bath
- Hot Tub Bath followed by Graduated Tub Bath
- Sprinkle very hot water on body as coming out of cold bath
Cool face and head with water at 10°C while patient is in bed.
Lift patient quickly from bed to bathtub beside bed, immerse to neck
First bath at 24-30°C, 3-4min reduce by 0.5°C until 18°C 10-12min
Protect head with towel wet with ice-water forming a trough down back of the neck
Rub vigorously for the first 3min then have sit for up for 8-12lt cold Pour at 10°C to head or chest if Cardiac Insufficiency
Lie down again and repeat rubbing 5min and repeat pour
Drink freely during bath
3-4 baths daily or whenever temperature reaches 38.5°C
Abdominal Heating Compress worn at night 15°C changed hourly but do not disturb normal sleep
When maximum daily temperature begins to decline raise bath temperature to 30°C
Leave patient in bath until axillary temperature as felt by hand is the same as that of the rest of the body.
Immediately remove the patient on first symptoms of secondary chill
After bath:
- wrapped and dry carefully in sheet, don't rub abdomen
- after drying cover lightly, expect slight shivering
- Twenty minutes after take and record temperature

GKA

Traditional Hydrotherapy