You can often still tell if you have a high temperature even if you do not have a thermometer. Touch your chest and back.
If they feel hotter than usual, you may have a high temperature. You may also have other symptoms such as feeling shivery chills. Touching your forehead is not a very accurate way of checking your temperature. Normal body temperature is different for everyone and changes during the day. A temperature of 38C or more is usually considered a high temperature fever. This allows us to randomly test incoming shipments to make sure they comply with international standards for accuracy.
But how do you ensure you get accurate measurements with your thermometer, regardless of the brand? Core temperature is the temperature deep within your body. Most think of normal temperature as Like other vital signs, including blood pressure, this number merely represents a population average.
Age also plays a role, as does site selection where on your body you take the measurement. The chart included here shows how some of these variables impact temperature ranges. There are three common sites for temperature measurement using stick thermometers — oral, rectal, and axillary underarm — and three for temperature measurement using an infrared device — inner ear, forehead, or temporal artery.
Stick thermometers report the actual temperature they detect. Instead they convert the observed reading to either a core or oral equivalent.
Check with the manufacturer of the infrared thermometer to understand how their unit works. Digital stick thermometers are offered in universal, oral, or rectal designs. Most use the exact same circuitry, though, and are simply color coded for control in institutional settings.
Press the arm against the body, and leave the thermometer in place for the required amount of time. Ear temperature Ear thermometers may need to be cleaned before they are used. Check that the probe is clean and free of debris.
If dirty, wipe it gently with a clean cloth. Do not put the thermometer underwater. To keep the probe clean, use a disposable probe cover.
Use a new cover each time you take an ear temperature. Turn on the thermometer, and pull the earlobe. For babies younger than 12 months, gently pull the earlobe down and back. For children older than 12 months and for adults, pull the earlobe up and back. This will help you place the probe in the ear canal.
Center the probe tip in the ear, and push gently inward toward the eardrum. Do not force it in. Press the "on" button to display the temperature reading. Remove the thermometer, and throw away the used probe cover. Temporal artery temperature Before you take a temperature, read the instructions for how to use your type of thermometer.
Remove the cap over the cup part of the thermometer, if it has a cap. Turn on the thermometer. Place the thermometer cup on the skin in the center of the forehead. Make sure nothing is between the thermometer cup and the skin. Press the button for making a measurement.
Slide the thermometer across the forehead to one side not up or down. Listen for a sound. Most of these thermometers make a beep or other sound when they are ready to read. Remove the thermometer from the forehead, and read the temperature. Forehead temperature Forehead thermometers aren't as accurate as electronic and ear thermometers. Press the entire plastic strip firmly against a dry forehead.
Hold the strip in place for the required amount of time. Read the temperature before removing the thermometer. Clean the thermometer with cool soapy water and rinse it off before you put it away. Pacifier thermometer Pacifier thermometers are not as accurate as electronic and ear thermometers.
If your thermometer can also be used as a regular pacifier, attach the temperature part. Let your child suck on the nipple for the required amount of time.
Remove the pacifier, and read the temperature. Clean the pacifier with cool, soapy water and rinse it off before you put it away. How It Feels Taking an oral temperature causes only mild discomfort. Taking a rectal temperature can cause a little discomfort, but it should not be painful. Choosing the right thermometer There are different thermometers to choose from, depending on which body area you wish to take measurements from.
Ear thermometer Here, the temperature of the eardrum is measured with an infrared sensor. The normal ear temperature range is approximately between Forehead thermometer These are perceived as the least disruptive and therefore the most comfortable way to measure body temperature.
Note the accuracy of the temperature measurement It is important to differentiate between the technical accuracy with which the thermometer takes a reading and the clinical reliability of the specific measuring method. An oral measurements can be taken as a buccal measurement or as a sublingual measurement. Ear thermometers measure the eardrum temperature with an infrared sensor.
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