Thermometers

[mrsbat]

or do you not use them?

 

I've recently overhauled our illness policies and have set up a form for monitoring illness when a child becomes ill at pre-school, one thing that I have added is a temperature monitoring section, BUT we don't have a thermometer

 

So, what sort do you use - if you use one, and also is there anything to say that we shouldn't use one?

 

I've just found out that a child starting with us has had febrile convulsions in the past brought on by high temperature which gets higher very quickly.

 

I have seen this one which I think seems super value but would it be ok to use do you think? being as you have to put it in the ear...

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Digital-Ear-Thermome...=item3a59683337

 

Many thanks in advance

[Guest]

we use the strips-they go over child's forehead !!! they are quite useful but can break have several in each room!!

[Tink69]

Have you tried doing a forum search on this as I know we had a discussion on this. I was told on a recent first aid course to only use the fever strip head scans. There was an issue surrounding putting them in the ear! I am sure there will be plenty of others along soon who hve been told different.

 

 

 

Tink69

[Guest]

Hi W e use the forehead strip as a guidance only. I'm just in the middle of renewing my 1st aid, and our trainer advises taking a child's temeperature when they are well, as although the "normal" temp is 37 this can vary with different people and a temp is deemed to be "high" if it is only 2 degs above "normal". He doesnt say dont have thermometers but there's no point taking a temp if you dont know what the normal well temp is.

 

I'll still use them as they are a good guide, but only that. We do record the child's normal temp on registration

[mrsbat]

Hi W e use the forehead strip as a guidance only. I'm just in the middle of renewing my 1st aid, and our trainer advises taking a child's temeperature when they are well, as although the "normal" temp is 37 this can vary with different people and a temp is deemed to be "high" if it is only 2 degs above "normal". He doesnt say dont have thermometers but there's no point taking a temp if you dont know what the normal well temp is.

 

I'll still use them as they are a good guide, but only that. We do record the child's normal temp on registration

 

 

Thanks all

 

Janny I hadn't even thought about the fact that we'd need to know the child's "normal" temp ridiculous of me really Thank you

 

I'll stick with the strip one's then, Thanks for the help

[Guest]

the new EYFS pre-school learning alliance policies and procedures recommends a fever scan as well.