Question

Give reasons why doctors advice to put strips of wet clothes on the forehead of a person

Answer 1

Wet strips absorbs heat from the body and decrease the temperature of the body. this process is called evaporation. Hence to reduce the body temperature doctors advice to put strips of wet cloth on the forehead of a person having high fever.

Answer 2

When a person has fever his body temperature becomes more than the normal body temperature. If we put strips of wet cloth on the forehead of a person suffering from high fever, the water evaporates taking heat from the body, creating a cooling effect. Thus, moist strips will lower his body temperature.