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High fevers in kids seem scarier than they usually are.

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 31-MAR-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: High fevers in kids seem scarier than they usually are.(Health & Fitness)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Dr. Helen Minciotti

The call came in around midnight. A 5-year-old had a 102 degree fever, and the father wanted to know whether he needed to rush his son to the nearest emergency department. I knew from the panic in the dad's voice that the little boy was experiencing his first significant fever.

Parents with older kids have already dealt with a wide variety of childhood infections and, as a group, tend to be a little more laid-back when it comes to fevers. These moms and dads show up three or four days into an...

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