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5. If the child's fidgeting makes it difficult to take a correct reading, first become
familiar with the device and, anyway, turn the aiming lights on before bringing the
thermometer close to the forehead.
6. When taking your own temperature, use a mirror, or the black screen of a smartphone,
or, if you have a child over six years of age, you can teach him how to use VisioFocus.
7. Since it never comes into contact with the body, VisioFocus does not require any
disposable protection covers.
8. ATTENTION: any serious incident that occurs in relation to the device should be
reported to the manufacturer (info@tecnimed.eu) and the competent authority of your
country.
VisioFocus detects the infrared radiation coming from the human body.
The forehead is an ideal site for taking a temperature reading, as it is crossed by the
temporal artery and in direct contact with the brain. The head is also the first part of
the body to change its temperature as a fever rises and falls.
With each temperature measurement, your VisioFocus takes a series of 125 readings a
tenth of a second. Its sophisticated microprocessor then amplifies and processes this
information along with the room temperature and shows the correct body temperature
through the projection.
Please note that body temperature varies among individuals: moreover,
individual temperature varies according to the measurement's site and
throughout the day, also in response to physical or mental effort (for example
a baby's crying). Moreover, the body temperature can be affected by the outside
temperature and, depending on the type of reading taken, other factors may also
come into play.
Due to heat dispersion from uncovered parts of the body, the actual temperature
at the forehead is generally lower than that in covered zones. Therefore, when
the "face" button is pressed, the VisioFocus software automatically applies a
correction factor and thus the resulting value is comparable to that given by other
more usual temperature reading sites commonly used in the countries where the unit
is sold - axillary, oral or rectal reading, or internal temperature reading -, according to
the customer's choice. Nevertheless, the reference value can be changed. An "oral"
reading is generally 0,2°C (0.4°F) higher than an "axillary" reading while a "rectal" or
"internal" reading is 0,8°C (1.4°F) higher (see par. #7).
Remember, the measurement of the body temperature should be taken always
at the centre of the forehead (par. #4.1) or at the eyelid (par. #4.2), no matter what
the current setting is: in fact, the axillary, oral or rectal/internal settings provide a
forehead temperature value that is a valid approximation of the axillary, oral or rectal/
internal temperature respectively (see par. #7).
The VisioFocus temperature reading taken on the forehead of a healthy person can
range between 35 and 37,5°C (95 and 99.5ºF), although in an adult it may even be
below 35°C (95°F) (in axillary mode). To correctly judge a fever, you need to know the
usual temperatures of your family members when they are in good health condition and
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