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Subject: Re: What was your likes and dislikes going to a pediatrician Author: Kevin [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 01:56: am In reply to: Mike 's message, "What was your likes and dislikes going to a pediatrician" on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 01:05: pm In his office, glass thermometers were used and by default a temperature was taken rectally through the age of five years old and was taken in an area of the waiting room dedicated for that purpose. There were no visual areas between the area where temperatures were taken and the rest of the waiting room. At the age of six years old and beyond, patients were evaluated on reaching a level of intellectual maturity in order to have a temperature taken orally with a glass oral thermometer. Otherwise the patient continued to have a temperature rectally with a glass rectal thermometer. The vast majority were boys because it was thought that boys matured much slower than girls or the bar was raised for boys. Either way, it could be extremely embarrassing for an older boy being seen having his temperature taken in his rear end with a glass thermometer in that environment. I am sure those boys (and girls) dreaded going to that pediatrician but still hoping that this time they would have a temperature taken in the mouth with a glass thermometer. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]