A temperature of 38C or more is usually considered a high temperature fever. If you feel hot or shivery, you may have a high temperature even if a thermometer says your temperature is below 38C.
To protect others, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Stay at home. Page last reviewed: 31 March Next review due: 31 March Home Common health questions Accidents, first aid and treatments Back to Accidents, first aid and treatments. How do I take a temperature? Children under 5 For advice about taking a temperature in a child under 5, see how to take a baby's or young child's temperature. Information: You can also use a digital thermometer in your armpit.
Topic Overview You can take a temperature using the mouth oral , anus rectal , armpit axillary , or ear tympanic. A rectal temperature is 0. An ear tympanic temperature is 0. An armpit axillary temperature is usually 0. A forehead temporal scanner is usually 0. 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. Put the thermometer under one side of the tongue towards the back. It's important to put the tip in the right place. Have your child hold the thermometer with his lips and fingers.
Don't use the teeth to keep in place. Keep the lips sealed until it beeps about 10 seconds. Only good for screening. Requires the baby to suck on it, which is not always possible.
Have your child suck on the pacifier until it beeps about 10 seconds. Ear Temperature: How to Take Age: 6 months and older not accurate before 6 months This thermometer reads the heat waves coming off the eardrum.
A correct temp depends on pulling the ear backward. Pull back and up if over 1 year old. 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.
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