Whats the highest temp you can run before your either dilerous or you die? because the girl at my work said that her daughter was running a 116 temp...i just find that really hard to believe!
2006-11-05 08:50:38 · 7 answers · asked by cutenwild1769 5 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
this all really depends on the person.
i work in trauma icu and i had a patient once that came in with a temp of 110.4
he had gotten into a car accident and was under the influence of meth. we covered him with blankets soaked in rubbing alcohol and gave him tylenol along with several other medications to help lower his temperature.
in the end-he survived with no long term effects from the high fever-but did suffer brain damage from the meth use.
it is highly unlikely that someone would live through their temperature going that high-but in rare cases, i'm sure it can be done but it would take weeks or even months in the icu for it to happen. my patient was in the icu for a month
2006-11-05 16:05:14 · answer #1 · answered by prncessang228 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes that temperature is normal for a teething little 'un. Our daughter had similar temperatures when a tooth was coming through also. I would suggest taking the temperature at regular intervals from now and maybe something like a bit of calprofen to take the edge of it. The main thing to look for is if your son is happy in himself? Nobody on here will of course know your child and if you think he is acting out of the ordinary, seems distressed or listless etc, then consult a doctor (or maybe ring NHS direct if you are in the UK).
2016-05-22 01:55:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found one of patients with a temp of 106 degrees and we immediately drew blood cultures and got his temp down with cold towels. He was not "with it".
A temp of 116 is impossible to live with.
2006-11-05 09:08:47 · answer #3 · answered by greylady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
37°C (98.6°F) - Normal body temperature (which varies between about 36.123-37.5°C (96.8-99.5°F)
38°C (100.4°F) - Sweating, feeling very uncomfortable, slightly hungry.
39°C (102.2°F) (Pyrexia) - Severe sweating, flushed and very red. Fast heart rate and breathlessness. There may be exhaustion accompanying this. Children and epileptics may be very likely to get convulsions at this point.
40°C (104°F) - Fainting, dehydration, weakness, vomiting, headache and dizziness may occur as well as profuse sweating.
41°C (105.8°F) - (Medical emergency) - Fainting, vomiting, severe headache, dizziness, confusion, hallucinations, delirium and drowsiness can occur. There may also be palpitations and breathlessness.
42°C (107.6°F) - Subject may turn pale or remain flushed and red. They may become comatose, be in severe delirium, vomiting, and convulsions can occur. Blood pressure may be high or low and heart rate will be very fast.
43°C (109.4°F) - Normally death, or there may be serious brain damage, continuous convulsions and shock. Cardio-respiratory collapse will occur.
44°C (111.2°F) or more - Almost certainly death will occur; however, patients have been know to survive up to 46°C (114.8°F).
2006-11-05 08:56:49 · answer #4 · answered by rudee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is impossible....at 105 a person will start having seizures....if her daughter was 116 she would be dead.
2006-11-05 08:55:59 · answer #5 · answered by kndykisz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO WAY! She obviously doesn't know how to read a thermometer or her daughter put heat on it! I don't think they even go that high?
2006-11-05 09:48:34 · answer #6 · answered by cshell442003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO that is impossible
2006-11-05 09:58:01 · answer #7 · answered by porscheleenj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋