[Fever in children; a guide to treatment].

An exaggerated fear exists on behalf of parents of young children, aged 0 to 3, and sanitary professionals regarding fever and its complications; this fear is the origin of many mistaken beliefs and attitudes on how to handle and treat fever. For this reason, a Guide to Treatment has been developed by means of systematic reviews, from other clinical practice guides, and original documents over the past ten years related to handling young children who have fever. This Guide exclusively summarizes those nursing practices in handling young children having fever which are contemplated in scientific literature and which provide sufficient rigor to be taken into consideration in our nursing work.