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Axillary temperature measurement
Loosen the child's clothes to expose the armpit, put the mercury end of the thermometer in the center of the armpit, hold the thermometer tightly by the ipsilateral arm against the trunk, fix it, and keep measuring the temperature for 5 minutes. Normal temperature is between 36.0℃ and 37.0℃.
Oral temperature measurement
Put the part of the thermometer that detects the body temperature under the child's tongue, close your mouth to the child, don't bite with your teeth, don't talk; Take it out in three minutes. Normal temperature is between 36.3℃ and 37.2℃.
Intraanal temperature measurement
First, disinfect the mercury end of the anal surface with alcohol cotton ball, then apply a little cooking oil (boil and cool), lubricate it, slowly insert it into the anus of the child for about 3 cm, and continue to measure the temperature for 3 minutes. The normal temperature measured is between 36.5℃ and 37.5℃. Anal temperature measurement is more suitable than skin temperature measurement, but the method is more troublesome and often causes children to cry and make noise.
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