Desain penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah studi kasus,
yaitu menggambarkan Tindakan kompres tepid sponge bath terhadap penurunan
suhu pada pasien hipertermia. Data yang dikumpulkan dengan observasi
menggunakan thermometer digital serta melihat hasil Laboratorium trombosit.
Subyek penelitian ada 2 responden anak usia sekolah dengan suhu tubuh An.A
38,8oC dan An.B 39,3oC dengan diagnosa medis DHF derajat I, panas hari ke-3 di
Ruang Anak RS Muhammadiyah Surabaya. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan
analisis kualitatif.
Kata Kunci : tepid sponge bath, hipertermia, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF)
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ABSTRACT
CASE STUDY OF TEPID SPONGE BATH EFFECTIVENESS IN
DECREASING BODY TEMPERATURE IN CHILDREN OF
HIPERTERMIA WITH DIAGNOSIS DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
(DHF) IN MUHAMMADIYAH HOSPITAL SURABAYA
The research design used in this study is a case study, which describes
tepid sponge bath compressions against temperature reduction in hyperthermia
patients. Data collected by observation using a digital thermometer and viewing
laboratory platelet results. The research subjects were 2 respondents of school-age
children with An.A 38.8oC body temperature and An.B 39.3oC with medical
diagnosis of first-degree DHF, hot day 3 in the Muhammadiyah Hospital
Surabaya Children's Room. Data analysis techniques used qualitative analysis.