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symbols, close the battery cover, the thermometer can be restored to normal use.
Take out the batteries if the thermometer will not be used for more than one month.
6.
Common sense of temperature measurement
1)
It is important to know each individual normal temperature when they are well.
This is the only way to accurately diagnose a fever. Record readings twice in a day,
early morning and late afternoon. Take the average of the two temperatures to
calculate normal oral equivalent temperature. Always take the temperature in the
same location, since the temperature readings may vary from different locations on
the forehead.
2)
The normal temperature of a child can be as high as 37.7
℃
/99.9
℉
or as low as
36.1
℃
/97.0
℉
, please note that this thermometer reads 0.5
℃
/0.9
℉
lower than a
rectal digital thermometer.
3)
External factors may influence ear temperatures, including when an individual has:
a) been lying on one ear or the other
b) earwax
c) been exposed to very hot or very cold environment
d) been just swimming or bathing
In these cases, return to normal condition by wait quietly 30 minutes prior to taking a
temperature.
Use the untreated ear if prescription ear drops or other ear medications have been
placed in the ear canal.
4)
Users will be measured and the thermometer should stay in a steady-state room
condition for at least 30 minutes.
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