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Should Emergency Physicians Try Antipyretic Therapy to Prevent Recurrence of Febrile Seizures?

By Ken Milne, MD | on February 11, 2015 | 0 Comment
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Thank you to Anthony Crocco, MD, associate professor at McMaster University and medical director and division head of the emergency department at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, for his help with this review.

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ACEP Now: Vol 34 – No 02 – February 2015

Remember to be skeptical of anything you learn, even if you learned it on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Reference

  1. Section on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Committee on Drugs, Sullivan JE, Farrar HC. Fever and antipyretic use in children. Pediatrics. 2011;127:580-587.

Dr. MilneDr. Milne is chief of emergency medicine and chief of staff at South Huron Hospital, Ontario, Canada. He is on the Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine faculty and is creator of the knowledge translation project the Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Topics: Critical CareEmergency DepartmentEmergency MedicineEmergency PhysiciansFebrile SeizureFeverPediatrics

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Ken Milne, MD

Ken Milne, MD, is chief of emergency medicine and chief of staff at South Huron Hospital, Ontario, Canada. He is on the Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine faculty and is creator of the knowledge translation project the Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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