Intended Use And Contraindications; Warnings And Precautions - Braun ThermoScan 7+ Bedienungsanleitung

Product description
(see page 1)
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Disposable Hygiene cap (a box of 20 is supplied + 1 already installed)
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Probe tip
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Probe
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ExacTemp® light
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Hygiene cap ejector
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Display
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Age Precision® and night mode/flashlight buttons
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Power button
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Start button
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Battery door (2 X 1.5V type AA (LR6) batteries)
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Protective case

Intended use and contraindications

The Braun ThermoScan® Ear thermometer is intended to be used by home users for intermittent measurement of the
body temperature of patients having ages ranging from normal weight (full term) new-born to geriatric adult.
This thermometer is not intended for clinical use in a professional environment and are for home usage only.
The Age Precision feature is not intended for pre-term babies or small-for-gestational age babies.
This thermometer is not intended to interpret hypothermic temperatures.
Do not allow children under 12 to take their temperatures unattended.

Warnings and Precautions

• Please consult your physician if you see symptoms such as unexplained irritability, vomiting,
diarrhea, dehydration, changes in appetite or activity, seizure, muscle pain, shivering, stiff neck,
pain when urinating, etc. in spite of any colour of the background light or absence of fever.
• Please consult your physician if the thermometer shows elevated temperature (yellow or red
background lights).
The operating ambient temperature range for this thermometer is 10 – 40 °C (50 – 104 °F). Do not expose the
thermometer to temperature extremes (below -25 °C / -13 °F or over 55 °C / 131 °F) or excessive humidity (>95% RH).
This thermometer must only be used with genuine Braun ThermoScan disposable Hygiene caps (LF 40).
To avoid inaccurate measurements always use this thermometer with a new, clean Hygiene cap attached.
If the thermometer is accidentally used without a Hygiene cap attached, clean the lens (see «Care and cleaning»
section). Keep Hygiene caps out of reach of children.
This thermometer is intended for household use only. This product is not intended to diagnose any disease, but is a
useful screening tool for temperature. Use of this thermometer is not intended as a substitute for consultation with
your doctor.
Do not modify this equipment without authorization of the manufacturer.
Parents/guardians should call the pediatrician upon noticing any unusual sign(s) or symptom(s).
For example, a child who exhibits irritability, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, seizure, changes in appetite or activity,
even in the absence of fever, or who exhibits a low temperature, may still need to receive medical attention.
Children who are on antibiotics, analgesics, or antipyretics should not be assessed solely on temperature readings to
determine the severity of their illness.
Temperature elevation as indicated by Age Precision may signal a serious illness, especially in adults who are old, frail,
have a weakened immune system, or neonates and infants. Please seek professional advice immediately when there is
a temperature elevation and if you are taking temperature on:
• neonates and infants under 3 months (consult your doctor immediately if the temperature exceeds 37.4 °C
or 99.4 °F)
• patients over 60 years of age
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• patients having diabetes mellitus or a weakened immune system (e.g. HIV positive, cancer chemotherapy, chronic
steroid treatment, splenectomy)
• patients who are bedridden (e.g. nursing home patient, stroke, chronic illness, recovering from surgery)
• a transplant patient (e.g. liver, heart, lung, kidney)
Fever may be blunted or even absent in elderly patients.
This thermometer contains small parts that can be swallowed or produce a choking hazard to children. Always keep the
thermometer out of children's reach.
Age Precision® colour-coded display
Clinical research shows the definition of fever changes as newborns grow into children and children grow into adults
Braun's Age Precision colour-coded display takes the guesswork out of interpreting temperature for the entire family.
Simply use the Age Precision button to select the appropriate age setting, take a temperature and the colour-coded
display will glow green, yellow or red to help you understand the temperature reading.
1 Herzog L, Phillips S. Addressing Concerns About Fever. Clinical Pediatrics. 2011; 50(#5): 383-390.
How to use your Braun ThermoScan®
1. Remove the thermometer from the protective case.
2. Push the Power button .
During an internal self-check, the display shows all segments. Then the last temperature taken
will be displayed for
5 seconds.
3. The Hygiene cap indicator will blink to signal one is needed.
To achieve accurate measurements, make sure a new, clean Hygiene cap
is in place before each measurement.
Attach a new Hygiene cap by pushing the thermometer probe straight
into the Hygiene cap inside the box and then pulling out.
Note: The Braun ThermoScan will not work unless a Hygiene cap is
attached.
4. Select age with Age Precision button as shown below. Press button to toggle through
each age group.
NOTE: You must select an age in order to take a measurement.
36 Months-
0-3 Months 3-36 Months
adult
The thermometer is ready to take a temperature when the display looks like the images below.
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0-3
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