What You Should Know About Using This Thermometer - Beurer FT 55 Gebrauchsanleitung

In infants under 6 months, the ear passage is still very narrow so that the temperature of the eardrum can often not be
recorded and the measurement result displayed is too low.
– The measurement must not be taken in an ear affected by inflammatory diseases (e.g. discharging pus or secretion),
after possible ear injuries (e.g. eardrum damage) or in the healing period after operative procedures. In all of these
cases, please talk to your doctor.
– This device complies with EU Directive 93/42/EC.
– This device complies with standard EN 12470-5 Medical Thermometers, Requirements for Infrared Ear Thermometers
(with maximum device).
– This unit is in line with European Standard EN60601-1-2 and is subject to particular precautions with regard to electro-
magnetic compatibility (EMC). Please note that portable and mobile HF communication systems may interfere with this
unit. For more details, please contact customer service at the address indicated.
– If you have further questions about using our devices, please contact your dealer or Customer Service.
– Please read these instructions for use carefully and keep them for later use, be sure to make them accessible to other
users and observe the information they contain.

2. What you should know about using this thermometer

Before using a forehead thermometer, an ear thermometer or a conventional rod thermometer, the following should be noted:
The different thermometers listed above are suitable for measuring body temperature in different parts of the body: fore-
head thermometer: measurement only on the forehead, ear thermometer: measurement only in the ear, rod thermometer:
rectal (in the back passage), axillary (under the arm) or oral measurement (in the mouth).
The temperature varies depending on the part of the body where the measurement is taken. The difference in healthy persons
between different parts of the body can be between 0.2–1 °C. The approximate normal temperature ranges are as follows:
• forehead temperature – measured with a forehead thermometer: 35.8 °C to 37.6 °C.
• Ear temperature, measured with an ear thermometer: 36.0 °C to 37.8 °C.
• Rectal temperature, measured with a conventional thermometer: 36.3 °C to 37.8 °C.
• orally measured temperature – measured with a conventional thermometer: 36.0 °C to 37.4 °C.
Beurer-Tip:
Temperatures measured with different thermometers cannot be compared with one another.
You should therefore tell your doctor or bear in mind if you are diagnosing yourself what thermometer you used to take
your temperature and in what part of the body.
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