Does your baby have a fever or not? Did you make the right judgment?

As autumn approaches, the air becomes cooler, but the baby is still enjoying the cool feeling, eating ice cream, kicking the quilt... Before you know it, the baby has a fever! Is the baby really having a fever?

Definition of fever: In clinical practice, fever is usually defined as a rectal temperature ≥ 38°C or an axillary temperature ≥ 37.5°C. Abnormal body temperature should be considered a manifestation of disease.

Type of fever (based on axillary temperature):

37.5～38.0℃ is low fever.

38.1～38.9℃ is moderate fever.

39.0～40.9℃ is high fever,

≥41.0℃ is considered hyperthermia.

Methods of measuring body temperature: rectal temperature measurement (the gold standard for measurement), axillary temperature measurement (can be used as a substitute for rectal temperature), infrared temporal artery temperature measurement/infrared tympanic membrane temperature measurement (due to large errors, it is not recommended for younger infants), etc.

Friendly reminder from the pharmacist: If your baby has a fever, please record the time of fever/highest temperature/fever reduction method/name of antipyretic drug/drug dosage, etc. Parents who take their baby to see a doctor must remember the child's medical history and provide it accurately to the doctor as an important reference for diagnosis and treatment.