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This thermometer was designed by a
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panel of highly proficient technicians
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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.
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The thermometer picks up the infra-
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red radiation emitted by the tympanic
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membrane and converts the reading
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into an equivalent oral measurement.
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Always keep the thermometer and
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probe caps out of reach of children
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and never leave children unattended
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when using the thermometer. The
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thermometer contains small parts
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that children can accidentally swallow.
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If in doubt, or if the temperature goes
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up, contact your doctor for advice.
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BODY TEMPERATURE
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It is important to bear in mind that
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body temperature varies from person
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to person, depending on where the
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reading is taken, and it varies through-
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out the day, fluctuating between 35.5
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° C and 37.8 ° C. (95.5 ° F -100 ° F).
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This is why, in order to evaluate the
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temperature reading properly, we
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recommend you record the child's
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normal ear temperature, when he is in
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good health, at various times of day
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and use this as your benchmark when
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assessing if the temperature has risen
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one has a fever, it is recommended
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to compare the current temperature
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reading with one taken in good health:
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an increase equal to or greater than
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1°C (1.8 ° F) compared to the bench-
mark temperature is usually indicative
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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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