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A Guide to Thermometers
What Thermometer Is the Best When Your Child Has a Fever?
By Melinda Copp
"Several studies have demonstrated the temporal artery thermometer to be at least as accurate as rectal temperature," Pompei says. "However, a study conducted by pediatricians from Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital found in a study of infants 0 to 12 months that not only was it as accurate as rectal temperature, but when the infant's temperature is rapidly changing, the temporal artery thermometer was in fact better than rectal because it identified the rapid change approximately an hour to an hour and a half sooner than rectal temperature identified the change."
Although the less invasive methods of taking your child's temperature may sound like a great idea, keep in mind that accuracy is of utmost importance in the first few months of life. And make sure you learn how to properly use the thermometer you buy, because with kids in the house it will get plenty of use.
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