Normal body temperature (oral) is 37 �C. I would say that a whole degree
above that would be considered significant.
Jim
Mike wrote:
>
> I don't know if I've asked this before, so I'll ask again. We've got
> two digital oral thermometers in the house, one Farenheit and one
> Celcius. I've got the kids pretty well trained for air temperature, but
> for body temperature we pretty much rely on the F one, since my wife and
> I both know when it's just a temp (up to 101 or so), when to give
> Tylenol (102 to 107), and when to call the doctor (107 or above).
>
> Whether or not you agree with my breakdown, what are the comparable
> points in Celcius? Actually, since I could just convert from Farenheit,
> I guess I'm really asking for an authoritative reference. I guess I'm
> expecting some easy to remember numbers, and conversions from Farenheit
> are unlikely to be those.
>
> mike jenkins
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