Quick question about calpol

[StealthPolarBear]

last night DS seemed a bit under the weather, so when I settled him for the second time at 11 I put some calpol in a syrine ready for if needed during the night (in a bowl, clingfilm on top). I do it most times when I think he'll need it overnight as it saves faffing about with the bottle and measuring spoon.
He slept all night until 6.30 But at nursery today they called to say he had a bit of a temp, and was a bit clingy and teary. I'm 90% sure it's a recurrent problem he has with perforating eardrums (is undergoing tests for it), so I want to give him calpol before bed, even tho he seems OK just to keep his temp down and try to settle him.
Well...after the build up, the question is, would you use calpol that's been in the syringe for almost 24 hours/ Or did it really need to be sealed in the bottle?

[Bluestocking]

I'd use it.

[StealthPolarBear]

were you reading as I typed?
Thanks

[ShowOfHands]

I'd sling it to be on the safe side. Sugary sweet thing left out for 24hrs may be okay for us, but possibly not for a small person. Potential to breed things, lots of flies about atm etc.

[ShowOfHands]

Am an emetophobe though so worry about upset stomachs A LOT.

[ummadam]

If it was my DS I'd use it. If I was advising a patient I'd go with showofhands answer. It's really hard for anything to get at it in the syringe but unless it was a newly opened sterile syringe you don't know how clean it was before hand.

[Bluestocking]

I was reading your mind insert sinister cackle.

[StealthPolarBear]

it was in a bowl, covered in clingfilm
happy to go with the majority though!