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Subject: Re: How old is too old take child's rectal temperature


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Phillip
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Date Posted: Friday, December 23, 2011, 01:53: pm
In reply to: rb 's message, "How old is too old take child's rectal temperature" on Sunday, December 04, 2011, 07:21: pm
 Rectal temperatures are desired should the caretaker of a youngster be prefer to use a glass thermometer to take the temperature of a youngster and the youngster is not thought to be capable of keeping a glass oral thermometer in his mouth intact. The general rule of thumb has been to continuing taking a rectal temperature across the board through the age of five years old. From the age of six years and above, a youngster may have his temperature taken rectally with a glass rectal thermometer should his caretaker find him unsuitable for an oral temperature using characteristic such as an intellectual deficit (indicated by struggling in school, unable to follow instructions, etc.), poor behavior, emotional issues, and so forth.
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diane
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Date Posted: Friday, December 30, 2011, 07:53: pm
My kids are first given an oral thermometer. If they don't cooperate thenthey get the rectal thermometer.

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Simon
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Date Posted: Saturday, December 31, 2011, 01:38: pm
My sister who is 4 years older than me got her temperature taken rectally when we went for doctor's checkups until after she turned 9 years old. We always went into the examination room together.The nurse always took her temperature first.She hated that.Looking back on it now I wonder why.Was it a 'ladies first' thing or was it because she was older?Can anyone here relate?

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Johnson
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Date Posted: Saturday, December 31, 2011, 04:15: pm
When I was younger, each room in our pediatrician's office had an oral and a rectal thermometer. My brother, who was two years older, got the oral thermometer and the chair next to my mother. Meanwhile, I got to be up on the examining table on my tummy with the rectal thermometer in my tush. That continued throughout grade school.

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Steve B
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Date Posted: Sunday, January 01, 2012, 10:09: pm
I remember that, too. I'd have my temp taken orally, sitting on a chair while my sister, who is two years younger, had hers taken rectally on the examining table. I was seven and she was five; our pediatrician switched you over at seven.

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