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Infrared ear thermometer

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This thermometer was designed by a
panel of highly proficient technicians
and produced in conformity with all
applicable European Standards. It uses
the smallest probe in the world (5.9
mm in diameter) and is therefore
ideal for measuring ear temperatures
of newborns, infants and all children
in general.
The thermometer picks up the infra-
red radiation emitted by the tympanic
membrane and converts the reading
into an equivalent oral measurement.
Always keep the thermometer and
probe caps out of reach of children
and never leave children unattended
when using the thermometer. The
thermometer contains small parts
that children can accidentally swallow.
If in doubt, or if the temperature goes
up, contact your doctor for advice.

BODY TEMPERATURE

It is important to bear in mind that
body temperature varies from person
to person, depending on where the
reading is taken, and it varies through-
out the day, fluctuating between 35.5
° C and 37.8 ° C. (95.5 ° F -100 ° F).
This is why, in order to evaluate the
temperature reading properly, we
recommend you record the child's
normal ear temperature, when he is in
good health, at various times of day
and use this as your benchmark when
assessing if the temperature has risen
or not. To determine whether some-
one has a fever, it is recommended
to compare the current temperature
reading with one taken in good health:
an increase equal to or greater than
1°C (1.8 ° F) compared to the bench-
mark temperature is usually indicative
of a fever. Furthermore, not only do
different measurement points (rectal,
underarm, oral, frontal, ear) provide
different readings, but it is also diffi-
cult to produce valid correlations for
each subject (there are only statistical
data in this sense). It is hence abso-
lutely normal that the temperature
differs when taken in the ear rather
than the underarm and it is wrong
to try and compare the two. It is also
wrong to compare readings taken on
the right and left sides of the body as
the temperature readings depend on
the depth of the blood vessels where
the reading is taken, and this depth
usually differs between the right and
left side. The indicative readings below
refer to standard adult temperatures
taken in different parts of the body:
- ear temperature: 35.8 – 38°C / 96.4
– 100.4° F
- rectal temperature: 36.6 – 38°C /
97.9 – 100.4° F
- underarm temperature: 34.7 –
37.3°C / 94.5 – 99.1° F
- oral temperature: 35.5 – 37.5°C /
95.9 – 99.5° F

HOW TO TAKE A TEMPERATURE

Precautions
• The thermometer tends to compensate
ear temperature readings according to
the room temperatures. To get the most
accurate reading, it is therefore recom-
mended to place the thermometer in
the room where it will be used for at
least 20-25 minutes. The person whose
temperature will be taken should also
be in the same room for at least 5 min-
utes before taking the reading. Whilst
taking the temperature, make sure that
the patient and thermometer are not
exposed to direct heat, sunlight or air
conditioning.
• Before taking the reading, check that the
ear canal is clean and accessible; do not
clean the ear just before using the probe
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