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| The failure of the NHS telephone 111 service to diagnose sepsis (aka septicaemia) in a baby is really not surprising (Report, 27 January). | The failure of the NHS telephone 111 service to diagnose sepsis (aka septicaemia) in a baby is really not surprising (Report, 27 January). |
| The transition from a routine ailment to lethal sepsis is notoriously sudden. Peripheral measures of temperature (mouth, armpit) are unreliable and may be positively misleading as indicators of core body temperature. | The transition from a routine ailment to lethal sepsis is notoriously sudden. Peripheral measures of temperature (mouth, armpit) are unreliable and may be positively misleading as indicators of core body temperature. |
| The most reliable measurement of core temperature is by rectal thermometer. This item costs about £12 and all parents should buy one. Most parents could easily be trained to use one correctly. Giving such training could, for instance, become a routine duty of midwives and health visitors. | The most reliable measurement of core temperature is by rectal thermometer. This item costs about £12 and all parents should buy one. Most parents could easily be trained to use one correctly. Giving such training could, for instance, become a routine duty of midwives and health visitors. |
| This is especially relevant for pre-verbal children but, in principle, it is applicable to anyone who might suffer from sepsis. Kevin DonaldsonCoventry | This is especially relevant for pre-verbal children but, in principle, it is applicable to anyone who might suffer from sepsis. Kevin DonaldsonCoventry |
| • Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com | • Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com |
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