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ckk
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Wed, Dec 29 2010, 5:55 pm
Why would moms bother taking a childs rectal temprature when he has fever. Isnt it much easier to do it in the armpit and then simply consider it 2 degrees less than rectal, no? Or is it really inaccurate to calculate it like that?
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greentiger
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Thu, Dec 30 2010, 7:00 am
I don't know, but its not really a bother to check rectal. The thermometor stays in place and you get an accurate reading.
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Ruchel
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Thu, Dec 30 2010, 7:18 am
Some consider it the only reliable way, especially the older generation.
We use an electronic thermometer in the ear. Quick, precise and painless.
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imaima
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Thu, Dec 30 2010, 7:28 am
Ruchel wrote: | Some consider it the only reliable way, especially the older generation.
We use an electronic thermometer in the ear. Quick, precise and painless. |
only precise after 3 yo. If the ear is too small it can be wrong. Sometimes ppl get different temperature in different ears
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Marion
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Thu, Dec 30 2010, 7:33 am
imaima wrote: | Ruchel wrote: | Some consider it the only reliable way, especially the older generation.
We use an electronic thermometer in the ear. Quick, precise and painless. |
only precise after 3 yo. If the ear is too small it can be wrong. Sometimes ppl get different temperature in different ears |
Also no good on Shabbat. Rectally is fastest with a mercury thermometer. It takes forever to get an accurate anxillary (armpit) reading...kids fidget, thermometer gets dislodged...rectally is uncomfortable, but over pretty quick.
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