Not exact matches
However, no system for detecting body temperature is perfect, all of them are critical, but for practicality and reliability I would recommend to the parents the use of the digital
thermometer to be used
under the
armpits, «Reale said.
If it is a classic glass
thermometer for
under the arms, then you should do your best to hold it in place
under your child's
armpit for about three minutes.
Place the silver tip of the
thermometer under your baby's
armpit making sure that it is in contact with the skin on the arm and the skin in the cove
under the arm.
If your child hates having her temperature taken in her rectum, ask if it would be appropriate to use a different
thermometer, such as one that slips
under her
armpit or possibly into her ear.
Digital
thermometers can be used rectally,
under the
armpit, or
under the tongue.