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Why it is right to worry about fever
A high fever in children is usually a sign of an infection, which can be either viral or bacterial. In young children, there is a possibility that the infection could be meningitis or sepsis, which can be serious or potentially life-threatening. Very young babies may not have a high fever even when they have infections, so a temperature that is only slightly higher than normal may be a sign of infection. This means that even just a slight rise in temperature should be taken seriously. In any case, it is best to be careful and always contact a healthcare professional if in doubt.
Age Precision® technology takes the guesswork out of temperature measurement
Clinical research shows that the definition of fever changes as newborns become toddlers and young children become adults. What constitutes a fever in a newborn may be a normal temperature in a four-year-old child.
Doctors know this, but many parents may not. To help you more confidently interpret your baby or child's temperature based on their age, Braun has developed the unique Age Precision® technology.
Measuring temperature with Age Precision® is easy
Step 1:Set your child's age with the Age Precision® button.
Step 2:Take their temperature.
Step 3:The colour coding of the fever indicator will help you to understand and interpret the results more easily and act accordingly - green (normal temperature), yellow (fever) and red (high fever).
What to do when the screen colour coding shows green, yellow or red
If the temperature readings are in the red range, you should talk to a doctor, whether or not there are symptoms. If the readings are in the yellow range and the baby or child also feels ill, you should speak to a doctor to see if you need to come in for further advice and assessment.
If the readings are in the green range and there are no other symptoms, there is no need to consult a doctor.
When in doubt about symptoms, always consult your doctor.
If there are symptoms such as unusual irritability, unresponsiveness, weakness, weakness, vomiting, diarrhoea, dry skin, unusual thirst, seizures, loss of appetite or changes in activity, you should contact a doctor, regardless of whether the thermometer reads green, yellow or red.