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I wouldn't call a doctor as long as I am below 40C, but thats maybe just me not wanting to uselessly overload the system... Other people seem to have different
by lynx23 4y ago
I wouldn't call a doctor as long as I am below 40C, but thats maybe just me not wanting to uselessly overload the system... Other people seem to have different attitudes. Come to think of it, our local media just had an article saying doctors are asking patients to not come to the doctors office just because they have a little fever. A similar thing seems to happen in children ambulances. Doctors tell me that 90% of the cases there are just clogging the system and making it harder to find the 10% which really need immediate help.
- Broken_Hippo 4y agoI never let it hit that high. I take something. By the time I hit 39.4, I'm at the point that I'm nearly hallucinating. I can't stay sitting upright in a doctor's office and simply cannot drive myself. I wouldn't trust myself not to get lost walking 2 blocks to the hospital. I've had this happen as an adult: The doctors office had me take 800mg of children's ibuprofen and had me wait until the fever started coming down: If it didn't, they were going to call an ambulance. Sidenote: Children's liquid medicine tastes horrible. 40C (104F) isn't just a little fever, and is definitely in the danger zone for both children and adults. You should probably get to the doctor before that, in general - especially if you react as I do at a lower temperature.
- elevaet 4y ago40C is risking seizures
- gpvos 4y agoYou don't have to call the doctor when you hit 38, but I would definitely do that before you hit 39.