This isn't what should be done. Really significant differences are seen after wraps have been put on the extremities. The shaking chills stop. The fever continues to rise in an expected fashion, which means we aren't at the end of the febrile episode, but by intervention with wraps we can better control the shivering and shaking chills and perhaps maintain safer temperature levels.
Fever is described as an alteration in the thermal balance of the body.
Fever is caused by cytokines, substances that are released from the body when it is exposed to one or more invading agents that raise the body temperature. These include bacteria, viruses, drugs or blood products. When a person shivers with a fever, according to Dr. Holtzclaw, friction from muscle contractions produces heat and drives the body temperature even higher. Shivering plays a role in both the cause and the effect of fever. The fever begins like a wave.