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Should the temperature of an unconcious person be taken orally since they aren't moving about?
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∙ 11y ago
Taking the temperature orally with a glass thermometer, when the patient is unconscious is risky, as the patient may suddenly wake up and bite and break the thermometer. Apart from the glass splinters, a Mercury thermometer is a great hazard. The temperature could be more safely taken from the armpit, or anus, with less risk. Nowadays, most hospitals take temperatures using electronic devices that are placed into or near the external part of the ear, or are clipped to the finger and registered onto a computer like console.
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∙ 6y ago
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Should temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since they are not moving about?
No
How to take a unconscious patients temperature?
rectally
What do you have if your temperature is forty degrees Celsius?
A high fever. Average normal body temperature taken orally in humans is about 36.8 - 37.0 degrees Celsius.
After cold drink when to take oral temperature?
You should wait 20-30 minutes after, smoking, eating, or drinking a hot or cold liquid to take your temperature. You should wait at least an hour after extensive exercise or a hot bath for an accurate reading.
Could overdose of atropine eye drops taken orally be fatal?
If they are eye drops you should NEVER take them orally. I am a nurse and if you take anything orally that isn't prescribed to be used in that way, you should contact a poison control center or go to the E.R. immediatley.
Is an orally taken temperature of 102 degrees dangerous to a 5 year old child?
Possibly, if the temperature gets to 104 I would take the child to a hospital.
What does the medical abbreviation moving to the PO mean?
I am not sure exactly what you are asking but in medical terms "p o" means by mouth or orally.
Why can't you drink 30 minutes before taking your temperature?
If your temperature is taken orally, the temperature of your drink can change the reading on the thermometer. If your temperature is taken rectally or in the axilla, then it wouldn't matter how long it as been since you drank something.
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Valium best to snort or take orally?
Orally.
What is the term aurally and orally?
Aurally and orally are pronounced the same way, but aurally refers to hearing and orally to speaking.
Why is there such a difference between oral and rectal temperature in my son...orally he is almost always normal or low grade then rectal it is 101-102 degrees?
Rectal is more accurate because it takes the core body temperature.
