User`s manual

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‘‘How do I clean wax and other dirt off the thermometer probe?”
•Cleantheprobebyverygentlywipingitwith,ideally,acotton
swabmoistenedwithalcoholoraverysoftclothmoistenedwith
alcohol.Alternativelyadrycottonswabcanbeused,orababy
wipesolongasitisverysoftanditswatercontentisnotso
highthatitisdrippingwet.
•Neveruseanabrasiveclothasitwilldamagetheprobe.
•Alwaysallowthealcohol(ormoisture)tocompletelydryout
beforetakingtemperatureaftercleaning.
•Visitourwebsitetowatchmoviesdemonstratingcleaning
theprobe.
‘‘Why does my thermometer make a ticking noise when
turned upside down?”
•Thisisnotafault!Whenyouturnthethermometerupside
down,thesoft‘ticking’soundyoucanhearisthe‘tiltswitch’
thatenablesthescreentoalwaysknowwhichwayupitshouldbe.
•Thisisbecauseour‘tiltswitch’ismercury-free.
‘‘Is it best to measure temperature in the ear of forehead?”
“Why does the thermometer have both forehead and ear
temperature modes?”
‘‘If measuring the forehead is more convenient, why do we
need the option to measure ear temperature?”
•Readingsfromtheeararealwaysbestasyouneedaninternal
readingtogettheall-importantcorebodytemperaturewhich
measuringtheeardrumgivesyouasitsharesbloodsupplywith
thetemperaturecontrolcentreinthebrain
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Netter H F, Atlas of Human Anatomy, Novartis Medical Education, East Hanover, NJ, 1997
•However,manychildrenandadultsdon’twanttohaveaprobe
putintheirear,eitherbecausetheyjustfeeluncomfortable
withit,ormaybebecausetheyareillandtheirearhurts,sothe
foreheadreadingprovidesaconvenientalternative.
“Why can I get different measurements from forehead vs. ear readings?”
•Itisnotuncommontoobtaindifferentreadingsbetweenear
andforeheadasearreadingsreflectinternaltemperaturewhilst
foreheadisexternal.
•Furthermore,foreheadtemperaturewillbeaffectedby
environmentalfactorssuchasexposuretoheatorcold.
Forexample,sittingnexttoahotradiatororcoldair
conditioningunitwilldirectlyaffectforeheadtemperature,
andcanevenmakethetemperatureononesideof thehead
differenttotheother.
“Why can I get different measurements from one ear reading to the next?”
•Itisnotuncommonforsmallvariancesintemperaturebetween
eachear,soalwaystakethetemperatureinthesameear.
•Largerdifferenceswillbecausedbypositioningand
technique,suchas:
 •Theangleyouareholdingthethermometer.
 •Howfaryouhaveinsertedtheprobeintoyourear.
 •Howmuchyourhandmaybemoving.
 Thisisbecausedifferentpositioningandtechniquewillresult
indifferentpartsof theearcanalbeingmeasured.Thisis
illustratedinFig.1-3(seepage5).