Tuesday, November 21, 2006 1:34 PM | rahel luethy | 0 comment(s)

number crunching

threshold for temperature to be defined as fever (toddlers; °C; measured rectally): 38
average number of feverish infections (toddlers; per year): 7
mg paracetamol (aka acetaminophen) per kg body-weight (recommended every 4-6h): 15
average reduction of body-temperature after high-dose paracetamol treatment (°C): 0.4
theoretical parent's need for uninterrupted sleep (hours; per night): 8
actual uninterrupted sleep (hours; averaged over last 5 nights): 4
number of readers who probably think that I should either use contraceptives or not complain: Integer.MAX_VALUE