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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
Oral temperature
- Turn on the digital thermometer. Place the thermometer tip under the tongue.
- Close the mouth around the thermometer for as long as instructed or until the thermometer beeping shows it's done.
- Remove the thermometer and read the number.
