Is there any reliable way to tell if you have a fever without a thermometer? Other than just putting your hand on your forehead and seeing if it's hot?
2006-10-11 12:47:52 · 11 answers · asked by razzb 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Putting your hand on your forehead doesn't tell you anything, because your hand and your head are both the same temperature if you have a fever. Someone else can put their hand on your head and tell if you are warm, hot, flushed or whatever, but it is very difficult for you to tell with any degree of reliability.
If you have a really high fever, you will feel hot and flushed.
2006-10-11 12:56:15 · answer #1 · answered by old lady 7 · 18⤊ 1⤋
Having a fever means having a body temperature over the normal range of 98 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Fevers can accompany many types of illness, and depending on the cause, fevers can be an indication that something benign or serious is going on. The most accurate way to measure a fever is with a thermometer, but in the absence of one, there are some ways to read symptoms to tell you if you need to seek medical attention
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dont go to school! you deffinitly have a fever. those are all the sighns. feel your stomach and if it feels just a bit warmer than the rest of you, you most likley have a fever. and when you breath, see if the air your exhailing is warmer than usual.
2016-03-24 10:47:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can check pulse. If it increases then you can called it fever..
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2015-08-04 07:34:56 · answer #6 · answered by Marin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I have a fever, my cheeks are also hot, along with the rest of my body. And I have chills sometimes with a fever.
2006-10-11 12:50:29 · answer #7 · answered by bibliophile31 6 · 12⤊ 4⤋
Have another person feel your forehead. They also have these otc strips which you place on your forehead which will turn color if you have a fever.
2006-10-11 12:49:26 · answer #8 · answered by Rena 3 · 41⤊ 2⤋
One way is putting the back of your hand to your forehead, also if you are getting dehyrated and sweating can be an indication of a fever, blurred vision is a symptom also. But use the thermometer to be sure.
2006-10-11 12:50:31 · answer #9 · answered by Mike 3 · 4⤊ 14⤋
place your hand palm side out on your forehead if hotter than stomach of another person u have a fever
2006-10-11 12:50:39 · answer #10 · answered by Elaine F 5 · 5⤊ 13⤋