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The internet is a major source of health information for patients. However, health information online is unregulated and so can be unreliable and inaccurate. Currently there is no standardised method of establishing the accuracy of material published on a website nor is there any requirement for information to be validated before it is published. We investigated the evidence published to date assessing the accuracy of online information concerning the treatment of childhood fever. Treatment of childhood fever is particularly pertinent given the recent H1N1 influenza outbreak, a pandemic which has heavily affected children and which causes high fever. The NHS direct website and the dedicated flu site were overwhelmed with visitors at the peak of the media coverage surrounding the outbreak. It is likely that parents visiting these sites will also have visited other less authoritative sites in an attempt to access information on how to treat their children. A literature search carried out using the Medline and PsycINFO databases and appropriate medical subject heading (MeSH) terms yielded only three articles investigating the accuracy of online information on how to treat childhood fever. All three studies agreed that the consequences of accessing inaccurate information can be serious, yet found that many sites provide partially or wholly inaccurate information. Many websites identified in these studies did not adhere to published guidelines on the treatment of paediatric fever and several provided incorrect information – for example, the sustained use of paracetamol at an inappropriate dosage. The studies found that much of the information provided about how to treat fever in children varied greatly from site to site, which may cause confusion for parents. One of the studies identified three useful indicators of the accuracy of material available on a website:

Accuracy of online health information about controlling childhood fever during the H1N1 influenza pandemic