Treatments used in studies comparing paracetamol and sponging with paracetamol alone
| Paracetamol dose | Water temperature | Sponging time |
Temperature difference1-150(reference) |
| 5–10 mg/kg | “Neutral” | 20 minutes | 0.2°C2 |
| 15 mg/kg | 31.1–33.3°C | 15 minutes | 0.8°C3 |
| 120 mg (< 1 year) 240 mg (> 1 year) | Below body temperature | 10–20 minutes | 0.1°C4 |
| 10–15 mg/kg | 29–30°C | Until < 38°C | Not reported5 |
↵1-150 Difference in temperature between treatments at one hour; temperature fall greater with treatments using sponging and paracetamol in all cases.