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Practice Holding Your TemporalScanner
The TemporalScanner is ergonomically designed specifically for its
application. It’s best to hold the instrument with your thumb on the
red button, much like you would hold a remote control. Along with
allowing you to easily read the temperature display, you will auto-
matically be using finger dexterity to gently position the probe, pro-
viding comfort and safety for your patient, and consistently accu-
rate temperature readings.
Things To Know Before Taking Temperatures
• Measure only the exposed side. Anything covering the area to be
measured would insulate it and prevent the heat from dissipating,
resulting in falsely high readings. Brush hair aside if covering the
TA, or the area behind the ear.
• Slide the thermometer straight across the forehead (midline),
and not down the side of the face. Midline over the TA area,
the TA is less than 2mm below skin surface, whereas as the TA
winds down the side of the face, it is further from the skin
surface. Although anatomically correct, sliding downwards
would result in falsely low readings.
• It is preferable to hold the instrument sideways, as illustrated in
Figure 2. Approaching your patient with the instrument straight
up and down could be somewhat intimidating.
• When making the measurement behind the ear as in Figure 3,
tuck the thermometer under the ear lobe in the soft conical
depression on the neck just below the mastoid. This is the
place where a dab of perfume is typically applied.
Using on an Infant
• An infant is apt to present bundled, with blankets and clothing
covering the neck area. Fortunately, the perfusion rate is
normally strong for infants, and unless visibly diaphoretic, one
measurement at the TA is typically all that is required.
Should you feel the temperature is low, then push aside any
clothing or blankets covering the neck area for ~30 seconds or
so, and repeat the measurement behind the ear.
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