How to measure the child\'s temperature

Diseases in children often accompanied by fever, fever is important way to judge the severity of the illness in children. Temperature Celsius (° c) as the unit of measurement of body temperature, degree of fever to be reflected in high or low temperature. We all know that using temperature measurement of body temperature, but not necessarily know how to properly use the thermometer to measure the true temperature.

In China, most people used to axillary temperature representative body temperature. In fact, there are three ways to measure body temperature. In addition to measuring axillary temperature, but also determination of oral and rectal temperature temperature. By different measurement methods of the real measured temperature value is different, such as try different time and temperature conditions, the temperature value there are significant differences; if the same determination, axillary temperature is measured by the low rectal temperatures, oral temperature in between. If temperature measuring method of different fixed temperature and time, respectively, 5, 3, 2 minutes, the axillary temperature and mild rectal temperature value is approximate.

General marketing of the thermometer also has three, the Mercury thermometer, electronic thermometer and semiconductor thermometer. At present, China\'s family used the Mercury thermometer. This thermometer cannot be displayed in digital form, body temperature, and mercury column subject to switch to drop but the thermometer cheap, easily accepted by the ordinary family. Semiconductor and electronic thermometer for accurate measurement, digital display temperature, but at the moment the market price of the more expensive, not yet in widespread use in the family.

Select the thermometer, also to adopt appropriate methods in order to ensure the accuracy of the temperature. When using the axillary temperature measurement, first to axillary dry, place the thermometer in the armpit, causes the upper arm close to the trunk to the thermometer clamping, about 5 minutes after reading the measurement results. The thermometer of the mercury-end placed under the tongue, nasal breathing for patients to shut up after 3 minutes can also be read oral temperature measurements. For unconscious or uncooperative children, use of rectal temperature measurement method.

Three methods for determination of temperature of the advantages and disadvantages. In General, the rectal temperature is relatively reliable, axillary temperature measurement method is simple and convenient. In a cold environment or axillary, and axillary temperature may be lower than the actual temperature when there is a local infection in the oral or mouth, nose surgery in children with, local temperature much higher than oral temperature; and rectal disease, rectal surgery, and diarrhea in children, determination of temperature is not reliable in this way. Therefore, children should pay serious attention to heating method and accuracy of the temperature.

You know, the only way to select the appropriate, proper methods for the determination of the temperature will have practical implications.