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Article
Application of Tepid Sponge
as an Effort to Prevent
Febrile Seizures in
Hyperthermic Toddlers
Sri Hartati1, Eni Folendra
Rosa2 Kamesyworo3
1,2,3 Department of Nursing,

Poltekkes Kemenkes
Palembang, Indonesia
ABSTRACT

SUBMISSION TRACK Childhood is a period of growth and

Received: October 05, 2023
Final Revision: October 29, 2023
Available Online: November 02, 2023
KEYWORDS
Febrile seizure management,
tepidSponge hyperthermy,
toddler
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development starting from infancy, toddler age
and pre-school. Toddlers are very vulnerable to
various diseases because the immune system
has not been fully awakened . Febrile seizures
are the most common neurological disorder in
children. Toddler seizures are generally caused
by somatic abnormalities originating outside the
brain, namely high fever, infection, syncope,
head trauma, hypoxia, poisoning , or cardiac
arrhythmias. The high degree of fever
considered sufficient for the diagnosis of febrile
seizures is 38.5°C. Hyperthermia can be
reduced through the tepid sponge as an effort to
prevent seizures. The purpose of the study was
to determine the effectiveness of tepid sponge
to reduce the incidence of recurrent seizures in
hyperthermic children. The method of case
study researchers by exploring the problem of
hyperthermia in febrile seizure children with the
implementation of tepid sponge using a nursing
care approach.
Conclusion that the application of tepid sponge
can prevent the recurrence of febrile seizures in
children. Seizure management with the
application of tepid sponge can be used as part
of nursing care in hypothermic children