Temperature measurement
What the risks are:
There is essentially no risk. There is a rare risk of bowel perforation if the rectal thermometer is not carefully inserted.
Special considerations:
Conversion: - degrees Fahrenheit minus 32, times 5/9 equals degrees Centigrade
- degrees Centigrade times 9.5, plus 32 equals degrees Fahrenheit
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