Cooling the back of the neck or torso with a cold compress or ice pack is counterproductive when trying to reduce fever, as it causes the brain to further increase body temperature. — Whalespan
Cooling the back of the neck or torso with a cold compress or ice pack is counterproductive when trying to reduce fever, as it causes the brain to further increase body temperature.
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“If you put a cold towel or you put an ice pack on the back of the neck, what you effectively do is cool the blood that's going to the brain. And if you do that, then your brain will react by turning up the crank in so to speak on the neurons in the pre optic area, and will heat you up further and can cook your brain and organs further.”