Measurement Method - Laica TH3002Y Instrucciones Y Garantía

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DIGITAL THERMOMETER FOR BABIES
16) The battery is not replaceable. Do not try to remove it.
FEVER
Fever has to be considered as a symptom and not as an illness: in general, it signals
that the body is fighting against an infection.
In fact, it represents a body defense reaction characterized by the increase in body
temperature beyond 37°C and by an increase in the heart and respiration rate.
Usually, temperature within our body is of about 37.5°C and this is in fact the value
measured using the rectal method; temperature measured in the mouth is lower by
about 0.5°C (37°C); while underarm temperature is lower by 1°C ( 36.5°C).
Therefore, it can be inferred that the correct temperature measurement is extremely
important and has to be carried out using solid means and possibly not in moments,
in which body temperature may be physiologically higher (when waking up, after
meals).
In a healthy person, temperature is influenced by many factors:
• individual value of such person (individual metabolism);
• age (nurslings and young babies show a higher body temperature, which
decreases with age. In case of babies, temperature changes more intensely,
faster and more often);
• clothing;
• external temperature;
• day time (in the morning, body temperature is lower and it increases during the
day);
• performed motor and psychic activity;
• measurement method;
• phase of the menstrual cycle.
It is necessary to consider that skin temperature can be affected particularly by the
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room temperature. Underarm temperature measurement is, in fact, less reliable
than oral and rectal measurement.
Therefore, the measurement method of your new digital thermometer with pacifier
is very appreciated since it is not invasive, as well as precise and reliable.
It is necessary to consider that the thermometer shall be already in
the room, in which the measurement will be carried out, half an hour
before the actual measurement performance; the baby, instead, shall
be staying in the room for at least 10 minutes before performing the
measurement.
The following table shows a list of the "usual" average temperature values:
in any case, it is recommended to get used to recognize the common
temperature of the own baby when he/she is healthy in order to be able
to interpret the various detected values correctly.

MEASUREMENT METHOD

COMMON AVERAGE
UNDERARM 36.5°C
ORAL 37°C
RECTAL 37.5°C
EAR 37°C
Every type of thermometer is suitable for the measurement of body temperature
in a specific area of the body: front thermometer is suitable only for performing
measurements on the front; ear thermometer is suitable only for performing
measurements in the ear; quicksilver thermometer is suitable for performing the
traditional rectal, underarm and oral measurement; the thermometer with pacifier
is suitable only for oral measurement.
According to the point, in which the measurement is carried out, a different
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