2001-05-12
Metric Commission Canada had these interesting little "posters" called
"Hang-me-ups". They were about 80 x 180 mm (Just guessing from memory).
English on one side and French on the other. If I remember correctly, the
one for body temperature went something like this:
37 �C for normal body.
37.5 �C for anal
38 �C for low fever
39 �C for medium fever and
40 �C for high fever.
Anything over 40 �C was danger of death.
So, 38 is "just a temp, 39 give the Tylenol, and 40 call the doctor.
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrt�mlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, 2001-05-12 21:25
Subject: [USMA:12754] body temperature
> 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
>
