Alcohol can be used to lower the temperature of adults with fever by skin wiping, but care should be taken to avoid contact with vital organs such as the eyes and to stop any allergic reactions such as redness and swelling, and children should avoid alcohol wiping to lower the temperature of the treatment. Alcohol wiping is a physical cooling technique. Alcohol wiping can be selected from axilla, elbow, palm, groin, popliteal fossa and other places to wipe. When performing alcohol wipes, the face, perineum, and perianal areas should be avoided. It should also avoid areas of broken skin. In the wipe should pay attention to observe the patient’s signs, such as pale face, chills and other manifestations, must be stopped immediately and promptly sent to the hospital. Infants and children have delicate skin, and alcohol wiping is generally not recommended for cooling. Alcohol wipes and other physical cooling measures are only temporary relief measures, the emergence of fever is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner for diagnosis and treatment of the primary cause of the disease.