The airport fever screening method requires an infrared thermal camera, which costs approximately U.S. $43,000 for each set of instruments.
A questionnaire was administered to convenient samples of paediatricians in 2009 and in 2012, eliciting information about fever definition, methods of temperature measurement, and antipyretic use.
Currently, there is no vaccine or causal treatment for dengue fever, and methods to reduce the life saving burden relying on EWS, and early warning responses.
The accuracies (sum of sensitivity and specificity) of the following 3 fever screening methods were compared by using oral thermometry as reference: 1) self-reported fever, 2) ITDS at optimal fever detection threshold, and 3) combination of ITDS and self-reported fever with a positive result on either method considered a fever.
In terms of those choosing alcohol sponging, the number was nearly the same, besides, there was the convenient method fever cooling patch preferred by 12.0 % in the ward group and 8.9 % in the outpatient group.
Figure shows three possible screening methods: fever screen, exposure risk questionnaire, or both.
This system has been shown to be more effective in preventing fever than conventional methods, such as antipyretic medications and surface cooling techniques [ 7].
We also aimed to establish current indications for use of antipyretics in these patients, as well as information on the prevalence of fever and the methods to measure temperature.
Thus, contrary to previous studies, touch as a method of fever detection will lead to mothers missing out several cases of fever in their children.
Choose which method of fever reduction is right for your child.
