Braun THERMOSCAN IRT 3020 User Manual page 14

Some people, like the elderly, infants under 90 days of age, those
with compromised immune systems, or persons who take steroids,
for example are often unable to build a response to illness or
environmental conditions. These individuals may not have a fever
when they are ill, or their elevated temperature may be lower than
expected for the severity of their illness. Other medications such
as anti-inflammatories and some analgesics may also mask fever.
The presence or absence of fever should rarely be used as the only
measurement of the significance of illness. Your physician should
be contacted whenever there is a question about your family's
health.
Antipyretics, like acetaminophen or ibuprofen, are usually recom-
mended to relieve the aches and associated symptoms of fever,
not the fever itself. Febrile seizures, or convulsions, which usually
occur in children six months to six years of age, are thought to
occur not because a fever is present, but because of the rate of
rise of the child's temperature. Call your physician if your child has
a febrile seizure or you desire further information.
Use of the Braun ThermoScan thermometer is not intended
as a substitute for consultation with your physician.
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