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Surgery Addresses

Castle Hedingham:

10 Falcon Square,

Castle Hedingham

Essex, CO9 3BY

(     01787 461465

Fax:      01787 462829

Great Yeldham:
4, Bridge Street,

Great Yeldham,

Essex, CO9 4HU

(     01787 237212

Castle Hedingham and Great Yeldham

Dr. William Littler.

Fever/Temperature

• Many childhood illnesses cause a fever/temperature. You can monitor this with a thermometer or a fever scan, but it is often easier to feel how hot your child is by placing a hand on the back of his/her neck. In all cases you should try to make the child cooler.
• Strip the child to pants or nappy. Do not wrap the child up in  duvets or blankets. The child may say he feels cold and may  even shiver when his temperature is high, but you should  still keep him unwrapped. Regular junior Paracetamol at the maximum dose for the  child’s age is helpful in reducing temperature.
• Give Paracetamol every 4 - 6 hours. Common brand names  for junior Paracetamol are Calpol or Disprol. If  the  child  is still hot, try tepid sponging - using a wet  flannel or sponge soaked in tepid (not cold) water, make the  child wet and leave the water to evaporate.
• An alternative is simply to sit the child in a tepid bath but do  not leave the child unattended.

CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES

Earache

This is very common and often associated with a cold. It is not always due to an ear infection. Simple treatment includes giving regular junior Paracetamol. If the earache persists for 2 - 3 days you should consult your doctor during normal surgery hours for further advice. If the child has a high fever or is sick, seek advice earlier.

Fever/temperature

Earache

Diarrhoea and Vomiting

Coughs

Head lice

Worms

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