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This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here. This content does not have an English version. This content does not have an Arabic version. See more conditions. Healthy Lifestyle Infant and toddler health. Products and services. Thermometer basics: Taking your child's temperature Thermometer choices got you baffled?
Then aim the tip of the ear probe between the opposite eye and ear. Parents like this thermometer because it takes less than 2 seconds. It also does not need the child to cooperate. It does not cause any discomfort. Being outdoors on a cold day will cause a low reading. Your child needs to be inside for 15 minutes before taking the temp. Earwax, ear infections and ear tubes do not keep from getting correct readings. This blood vessel runs across the forehead just below the skin.
Place the sensor head at the center of the forehead. Slowly slide the thermometer across the forehead toward the top of the ear.
Keep it in contact with the skin. Stop when you reach the hairline. Read your child's temp on the display screen. Note: some newer forehead thermometers don't need to slide across the forehead. Follow the box directions on how to take the temp. Used in more doctor's offices than any other thermometer. Caution: Forehead temperatures must be digital.
Forehead strips are not accurate. Bellevue Everett Federal Way Seattle. Should your child see a doctor? This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3. This article has been cited by other articles in PMC.
Abstract Background: Body temperature measurement is a crucial clinical assessment in the care of an acutely ill child, especially the under fives. Objective: To study the relationship between temperatures taken in the axilla with those taken in the rectum in febrile and afebrile children less than 5 years. Materials and Methods: Rectal and axillary temperatures were taken concurrently in febrile and afebrile children aged less than 5 years using mercury-in-glass thermometers. Result: The rectal temperature measurements ranged from Conclusion: Although there's good correlation between axillary and rectal temperatures, significant difference exits between them that cannot be explained by the addition of any single value or any particular equation.
Keywords: Axillary, children, rectal, temperature, thermometry. Table 1 Age distribution of the total population studied. Open in a separate window. Table 2 Comparison of the mean rectal and axillary temperatures in the febrile children. Table 3 Comparison of the mean rectal and axillary temperatures in the afebrile children. Figure 1. Figure 3.
Figure 2. Table 4 Linear regression coefficient for axillary temperature. Table 5 Rectal temperatures predicted from axillary temperatures using the formula. A comparison of five methods of temperature measurement in febrile intensive care patients. Am J Crit Care. Comparison of pulmonary artery, rectal and tympanic membrane temperatures in adult intensive care unit patients.
Clin Paediatr. Thermometry in paediatric practice. Arch Dis Child. Estimation of contact tympanic membrane temperature with a noncontact infrared thermometer. Ann Emerg Med. Osinusi K, Njinyam MN. Comparison of body temperatures taken at different sites and the reliability of axillary temperature in screening for fever. Afr J Med Sci. Blainey CG. It is important to remember: Rectal temperatures are generally thought to be the most accurate for checking a young child's temperature.
The manufacturer of the temperature device you use, such as an ear or forehead thermometer, provides information on how to use it. Be sure to read and follow the instructions to obtain an accurate temperature.
The information may also include how the results of the device correlate with the results from other methods of taking a temperature.
Plastic strip thermometers have some uses, but they aren't recommended for general home use. Unlike oral, rectal, and ear thermometers, plastic strip thermometers measure skin temperature, not body temperature. Temperature comparison table The temperature comparison table below will give you the range of temperature correlation with the different methods used to take a temperature.
To use the table: Find the method that you used to take a temperature. Find the correct temperature range. Look for the temperature range of the other methods that correlates to the method you used.
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