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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
When to seek emergency care
For a baby who's less than 3 months old and has a fever, get medical help right away.
Also, seek emergency medical care for a child who has any of these symptoms after being left in a hot car. These may be symptoms of a heat-related illness.
- Fever with no sweating or heavy sweating.
- Bad headache.
- Seizures.
- Stiff neck.
- Confusion.
- Repeated vomiting or diarrhea.
- Being irritable.
- Any symptoms that worry you.
