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I'm aware that rectal temperatures are not taken on children over the age of 6 here in the U.S. unless there are special circumstances. My question is this: Are adolescent and adults rectal temperatures taken in foreign countries outside the Untied States?
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Date Posted:Saturday, April 02, 2011, 05:05: pm
I am an au-pair girl in Switzerland. And one of "my kids" is 11. And the temperature of all two of them are taken rectaly
Date Posted:Thursday, December 15, 2011, 11:06: am
One of my girlfriends from college (then in her 30s) was vacationing with her husband in France and became quite ill. A hotel nurse came to Amanda's room over a period of three days and each time took her temp rectally. She also treated Amanda's fever with suppositories, apparently quite common in France at the time. This was about 20 years ago.
Date Posted:Thursday, December 15, 2011, 04:59: pm
A had a same thing happen to me about 25 years ago I was vacationing in France. I had a up set stomach so I went to the local hospital ER. I was siting on the exam table dressed in a hospital johnnie. The nurse asked to lie down and roll over. She the proceeded to take my temperature rectally.
My fever was also treated with suppositories.
Date Posted:Friday, December 16, 2011, 04:02: am
I was treated in the ER in France about 4 years ago for a minor ailment. My temp was taken, in the mouth with an electronic thermometer. I was hoping it would be done 'the old way' but unfortunately not. The nurse was very attractive however.
Date Posted:Friday, December 16, 2011, 12:41: pm
It seems that non-invasive temperature measurement is on the cutting edge these days, and rectal temps. if taken, are probably done more at home than in medical facilities, unless the patient is suffering from a heat-related or hypothermia situation. Maybe it's a global move toward increased modesty and concern for the patient, and a realization that a few degrees difference in accuracy isn't likely to change the diagnosis, or course of treatment.
Date Posted:Saturday, December 24, 2011, 07:58: pm
I was ill with a bad case of sinus/throat infection when I was living and working in one of the former Yugoslavian republics, and they didn't take my temperature at all. One look down my throat, a few questions about my symptoms, and prescription and I was well in 3 days. Never even asked me if I had been running a fever. Don't know if this is typical.
Date Posted:Sunday, December 25, 2011, 01:40: pm
Some of the eastern european countries that were satellites of the former soviet union, are very poor and primitive, even today. Time has stood still in many areas. People have no idea, until they visit. I'm surprised that they have antibiotics.
Date Posted:Friday, July 06, 2012, 11:55: pm
a Norwegian film from some years ago, but as you can see it was common practice for the father to take the rectal temperature.
Date Posted:Saturday, August 04, 2012, 09:41: am
In my country RT's are still fairly common, although the other (more modern) ways of measuring are also used. For me RT's were the normal way to measure anyway when i grew up, but as I said also nowadays it is still "in fashion" here.
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