To dismiss a one off high temperature reading.

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So basically there’s been a suspected case of covid linked to DC’s school. I don’t think it’s a pupil or a teacher maybe someone linked to someone in the school as there doesn’t seem to be any panic but was sent an email by the school. Not heard anything since (been a week) so assume all is good. Plus dc didn’t go back until this week and the school had been deep cleaned etc.

Anyway, been checking DC’s temperature from time to time!

This morning I checked DS’s and it was 38. So my first reaction was omg need a corona test! He didn’t appear poorly or hot though. Often you can tell when a child has a fever. He didn’t appear to have one.

I checked again a short while later and it was 37 and ever since it’s been around the 37 mark (been checking every hour or so since this morning).

Aibu to dismiss the One reading of 38? Bearing in mind DS had not long been awake. He wraps himself in quilts and blankets all night plus he had come down under a thick blanket (he always does this) on the sofa with his iPad and headphones.

He took his headphones off to do the reading. I read online that headphones can increase the temperature in the ear (used an ear thermometer) so you should wait 30 minutes to do a reading. So I did another reading with no ear phones.

So I assume all is fine?

I’ll check again before bed and first thing. I assume one high reading with factors that could increase his temperature (blankets and earphones) is not too much to worry about?

If he had a fever he’d need calpol right?

Checked earlier and it was 37.1.

I would if it's when they've just woke. I always wake up hotter as do my 2 children x

My 2 are always hot when they wake. You should leave it at least 30minutes from wake ng

37.1 is not a normal temp. It’s not over the official threshold of “fever” (it’s 37.4 I believe?) but my kids are normally around 36. If their temps crept up to 37 then I would definitely suspect that something is brewing.

Where did you take the temperature from? That makes a difference I believe.

Do 3 readings and take the average.

I wouldn't dismiss it completely I'd still isolate for a few days just to make sure

37.1 is not a normal temp

According to who?

37.1 is not a normal temp.

This is nonsense.

I would take it with a pinch of salt. The weather has been warm (well, it is where l am) and he had just got up. How is he now?

Ignoring symptoms is what has contributed to this pandemic. It’s not normal to wake up with a temperature of 38C. Please get tested.

The advice my employer is following is if temp is over 37.9, move to a cool room and take again 20 minutes later, if it remains high isolate, if not OK to start shift. Lots of things can cause a temporary spike in body temperature.

36.5-37.5 is a perfect temperature range.

Haworthia clearly isn't a HCP.

@Haworthia

37.1 is not a normal temp. It’s not over the official threshold of “fever” (it’s 37.4 I believe?) but my kids are normally around 36. If their temps crept up to 37 then I would definitely suspect that something is brewing.

This surprises me. It’s definitely very normal for my children. I’ve pretty much never seen anything starting with a 36 on our thermometer.

People have a temperature which is normal for them. Some are around 36 and if that's your child then you know and that's fine. Ditto if it's 37.5 etc.

But I agree - it's easy to be hot if you've been in bed, and particularly if you test an ear which has been against a pillow. I wouldn't worry, OP.

Thanks all. I should have added. DS’s temperature is always around the 37 mark. Never been Lowe than 37 and I’ve been checking at times since March. Dd is usually 36 something! Seems to be that DS has a naturally higher body temperature anyway!

Like I said he’d also been wearing headphones! Apparently that can make the ear canal hotter.

It’s 37.1 this evening which is actually lower than his usual. Usually it’s around 37.3-37.4 on an average day!

Between 36.8 and 37 is within normal limits, from 37.3 on is considered low grade pyrexia

DS is always above 37! Never known his temp to be below 37! Been checking since March (wasn’t really checking before this if needed)! Convinced myself he had a fever in April as he was around 37.4. Turns out that must be normal for him! He’s never below 37. Usually around 37.3!

If it goes down and stays down and if no other symptoms I wouldn’t give it any more thought tbh.

I did mine after drying my haIr a few months ago and it was high until I realised it was because of the hairdryer and not lurgy. I think it’s quite easy to have a false reading as a one off.

Different countries define a fever differently, some say anything above 37 is a fever, some say above 37.5, probably some say something between the 2.

I'd book a test for a temp of 38 just to be sure (as fever anything above 37 where I'm from!), even if probably it's just that they were hot from being asleep.