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Subject: Re: STILL DOING RECTAL TEMPS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

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Steve

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Date Posted: Sunday, January 07, 2018, 09:12: am
In reply to: Phillip 's message, "Re: STILL DOING RECTAL TEMPS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS" on Wednesday, October 05, 2016, 07:32: am

Any doctor will tell you that rectal temp is the most accurate way to take a temperature.
I guess mouth or under-arm ways became more popular because of embarrassment factors.

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Phillip
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Date Posted: Friday, February 16, 2018, 09:00: am

For a less functional youngster, taking an rectal temperature with a glass rectal thermometer eliminates the risk of having a mishap with a glass oral thermometer placed in the mouth. Also, taking a youngster's temperature with a glass rectal thermometer is an exquisite means of capturing a temperature reading in that the opening of the youngster's rear end forms a tight seal around the glass rectal thermometer while lining to the interior of his rear end continuously cushions firmly against all three sides of the glass structure from the point of entry down to metal tip.

In addition, the youngster personally benefits from having his temperature taken in the rear end with a glass rectal thermometer in that while the cold glass rectal thermometer is mounted in the youngster's rear end, the youngster is spared the fatigue of having to keep the mouth partially open and lips pressed together for three to five minutes while at the same time preventing from feeling the silvery tip of the glass oral thermometer poking into the soft area under the tongue. Furthermore, the the glass rectal thermometer securely lodged in the rear end, the youngster is free to engage in conversation.

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