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Fever: First aid
Content
Overview
When to seek emergency care
Treatment
Infant and child
Adult
What to avoid
When to call your doctor
How to take a temperature
Rectal temperature (for infants)
Oral temperature
Temporal artery temperature
Armpit temperature
Ear temperature
Overview
When to seek emergency care
Treatment
Infant and child
Adult
What to avoid
When to call your doctor
How to take a temperature
Rectal temperature (for infants)
Oral temperature
Temporal artery temperature
Armpit temperature
Ear temperature
Ear temperature
- Turn on the digital thermometer. Gently place it in the ear canal only as far as the instructions that came with the device say to.
- Hold the thermometer tightly in place until you hear the thermometer beep, which means it's done.
- Remove the thermometer and read the number.
