Guest guest Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 At what point do you take the helmet off? Twice now my daughter had fevers over 102 and this time even as high as 104. I arbitrarily decided that 102 was my cut off. Over 102 = no helmet, under 102 = helmet. Is there a recommendation for fever and helmet wear? Cranial Tech said to use my judgment and that would be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 I would not play around with fevers. My youngest son had a fever a week after getting his helmet. I didn't know he had a fever until it hit 104. At that time he had a febrile seizure, this seizure last 30 mins. His oxygen loss durning the seizure was profound enough to cause brain damage. He now has moderate CP. I am not saying it was the band that cause this, but his body was unable to cool its self due to the band. Like someone else said I believe Doc band says 99 take it off. Kristi From: Amy McGinnis <mcg_woo@...>Subject: Re: Fever and helmetPlagiocephaly Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 4:09 PM Hello,Our ortho had us remove the helmet with any significant fever(over 99.) I would remove the helmet prior to her temp reaching 102. If you can get her fever down w/ meds, you might be able to resume wear. Also, our ortho said it takes about 3-4 days of non-wear for helmets to no longer fit. I would definitely remove the helmet. Wearing it could make the fever go higher. High fevers in babies and small children can be very dangerous with the potential to cause febrile seizures or even death. I would be very careful with a fever as high as your daughter's. Call your pediatrician for directions on how to proceed ASAP.Good luck!-Amy From: Marie <karen_lastovica@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Tue, March 22, 2011 12:52:14 PMSubject: Fever and helmet At what point do you take the helmet off? Twice now my daughter had fevers over 102 and this time even as high as 104. I arbitrarily decided that 102 was my cut off. Over 102 = no helmet, under 102 = helmet. Is there a recommendation for fever and helmet wear? Cranial Tech said to use my judgment and that would be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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