You arrive at the scene shortly after a 3-year old female experienced a seizure. The child, who is being held by her mother, is conscious and crying. The mother tells you that her daughter has been ill recently and has a temperature of 102.5 degrees F. What is the MOST appropriate treatment for this child?
A. Oxygen via pediatric nonrebreathing mask, place the child in a tub of cold water to lower her body temperature, and transport
B. Oxygen via the blow-by technique, remove clothing and cool the child with towels soaked in tepid water, and transport.
C. Oxygen via pediatric nonrebreathing mask, avoid any measures to lower the child's body temperature, and transport at once.
D. Oxygen via the blow-by technique, transport at once and request a paramedic rendezvous so that an anticonvulsant drug can be given
Answer: B. Oxygen via the blow-by technique, remove clothing and cool the child with towels soaked in tepid water, and transport.
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