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Fever and cold
My child 3.5 year have cough and cold. He's taking prescribed medication for that. I have IR thermometer to take his temperature. His hand reading is normal 97-98 but his forehead reading is 102 - 103. I am in a doubt that which one to consider. He's active all day long. Sometimes complaining about stomach ache. Which thermometer reading to consider forehead or hand.
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Dr. Jinia Saha
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It's essential to know the thermometer's distance-to-spot ratio, and get close enough to the area before checking the temperature else there can be a wide variation of 3 degrees and false results.
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