Advantages of use of the electronic thermometer in comparison with mercury are obvious – it is safe, is suitable for temperature measurement of body at children, has additional options and reports that the measurement is made.
Instruction
1. Give preference to the thermometer with the flexible rubber end by which the metal nozzle sensor fastens, especially if in the house there are small children. Babies cannot explain that during temperature measurement it is necessary to sit 2 minutes quietly, children are nervous when they it fix handles. Therefore the flexible nozzle can facilitate life to mom, it is enough get thermometer tip under mouse of the baby, unbend it so that it did not disturb, and to offer the child small bottle. Besides, the child will not be able to be traumatized or put it to you, having snatched out the rigid thermometer and having stuck into something.
2. Study the instruction to the thermometer. Pay attention to that fact whether the device keeps data on temperature of last measurements. Some thermometers can display up to 25 previous values of temperature. It is very convenient when it is necessary to trace indications in dynamics.
3. Consider the thermometer screen, on it there should not be scratches and scrapes. If you have weak sight, stop the choice on the device with large digits and illumination of the screen. The last can be used in the dark that important if the child is ill.
4. Pay attention to time demanded for measurement of temperature. Most often the thermometer is used for measurement of temperature under the arm, on average on it leaves from one and a half to three minutes when the indicator is removed, you will hear sound signal. Choose that thermometer which spends smaller amount of time for measurement, especially if the restless kid is the main patient.
5. Make sure that in the thermometer it is possible to change batteries as some producers do disposable devices. Life cycle at them quite big, but upon termination of it is necessary to throw out it. Buy spare set of batteries as they sit down at the most inappropriate moment.