AUDIOLINE Watch&Care FS-700 Mode D'emploi page 27

• lnfant body temperature
Infants cannot sufficiently control their body temperature, the surroun-
ding environment will affect their body temperature. If the indoor tem-
perature is high, the body temperature increases, and vice-versa. It is
therefore important to check an infant's normal body temperature on a
regular basis.
• Normal temperatures can be checked by calculating the average
value for several days at regular hours in the morning and eve-
ning. An infant's body temperature can vary by about 0.5 °C
according to the surrounding temperature. For example, when a
temperature reading for 8 A.M. is 36.7 °C and 8 P.M. is 37.3 °C
the normal temperature range is 36.7 °C to 37.3 °C and the nor-
mal temperature is 37 °C. Fever occurs when the body temperatu-
re rises 1 °C compared to the normal temperature.
• It is recommended that the indoor ambient temperature be set to
24 °C to 26°C, with humidity of around 40% to 60%. In winter,
thermometers and hygrometers should be placed at the height of
an infant's living area.
• Infants should not be covered with swaddles and laid on heated
floors during summer. If miliaria occurs, or if the body temperature
increases too much it can lead to dehydration fever. In the worst
cases, this can lead to coma or cramps.
• Bathing environments for infants must be maintained at 24 °C to
27 °C. Five minutes of bathing with water at 38 °C to 40 °C is
recommended. Infants must be dried well, and any water loss can
be compensated through barley tea or fruit juice. During winter, the
recommended bathing time for infants is between 11 A.M. and 2
P.M. Drying in cold air can lead to colds or cause cracks in the
cheeks or hands.
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