A person’s body parts signal a person’s illness. We can identify health problems in the body from people feeling weak and various kinds of pain.
When a person becomes ill or has a health problem, his or her major physical symptoms begin to change. We can identify her health problem from the changes in the same physical signs. In the village, the practice of finding the fever by touching the forehead or thinking about the pulse has been going on for a long time. Below is some general information on how to measure your body temperature with a thermometer and how to measure your breathing speed.
How to measure temperature?
If a person does not have a thermometer to check for a fever, their body temperature can be checked by touching the patient’s forehead with the other hand. If the patient’s body feels hotter than the other person’s body, the basic test method is that he may have a fever. But rather than relying entirely on it, you should decide whether or not to go to the hospital for testing according to your body condition.
If you have a thermometer, your body temperature can be measured by placing it in your mouth, armpits, or anus. The armpits of any person have a lower temperature than the mouth. The anus is hotter than the mouth. A thermometer with a measuring mark in centigrade or Fahrenheit can be used to measure fever.
How to measure fever?
– Clean the thermometer with soapy water or alcohol. Hold the thermometer on the red or silver colored tip and shake it until the temperature drops below 36 degrees.
– The mouth should be closed with the thermometer under the tongue. Or if the patient is afraid of being bitten by a thermometer, it should be placed in the armpit.
– Keep it for three or four minutes.
– You should read the measurements carefully.
– The thermometer should be washed with soap and cold water and if possible soak in chlorine solution for 20 minutes and wash with clean water.
How to measure the speed of breathing
Respiratory rate describes the condition of the lungs and respiratory system. It also provides information about a person’s general health. Watch the person rest his chest up and down to catch his breath.
For adults, the normal breathing rate is 12 to 20 beats per minute. The speed of breathing is the ability to breathe in and out once.
In case of infection, fever, bleeding or dehydration, agitation, lung problems or other emergencies, the pulse rate also increases with pulse. If the rate of pulse and respiration is too low when the patient is very ill, the patient may even die. Short and short breaths can be a sign of a respiratory infection. Breathing 30 times or more per minute may be a sign of pneumonia.
