Revised update

Hi again

We spoke too soon about the fevers. Steph felt James was hot, so she checked with our handy dandy-3-second ear thermometer, and it showed 38. 7. So, since he was on a no-fever streak, she called the nurse to come, take and record his temp. She checked, and her machine showed 36.2. Steph then requested them to do a rectal temp. (the most accurate and reliable reading. In emerge they have to do these, and we always compared our new thermometer with their readings, and usually varied by only 0.1 degree). The rectal showed 38.9. That's over 2 degrees difference! This changes the picture completely, from low grade, don't-worry-about-it fever to high grade fever. There was a discrepancy last night too about the two readings (ours and theirs), and a rectal was done then, confirming the accuracy of our thermometer. The night nurse then continued to use ours the rest of the night. This is a good sales pitch for Braun!
Poor James. He sees the rectal thermometer coming in the room and his cheeks are already clamped tighter than a vice-grip.