8
4.
Rectal Temperature Risks:
Rectal temperature should only be
considered as a good approximation
of core temperature when the
patient’s thermal balance is stable,
but is not suitable during and after
surgery,
5
and may be misleading
after antipyretics, physical exercise,
or other intervention that may change
temperature quickly.
5.
Axillary Temperature Risks:
Based on strong evidence cited by
the NIH, “axillary temperature is
contraindicated in critically ill adults,
and its use in the general patient
population should be discouraged
due to its unreliable correlation
with core temperature and its poor
reproducibility.”
6
References:
1. Kuzucu EY. Measurement of temperature. Int
Anesthesiol Clin, 3(3):435-49, May, 1965
2. El-Radhi AS, Carroll JE. Fever in Paediatric Practice,
Ch 2, pp 15-49, Oxford Blackwell Scientific
Publications, 1994
3. Hughes WT et al. 1997 Guidelines for the use of
antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with
unexplained fever. Infectious Diseases Society of
America (IDSA)
4. Tandberg D et al. Effect of tachypnea on the
estimation of body temperature by an oral
thermometer. NE J Med, 308, 945-46,1983
5. O’Grady NP, Barie PS, Bartlett JG, et al. Practice
guidelines for evaluating new fever in critically ill
adult patients. Task Force of the Society of Critical
Care Medicine and the Infectious Diseases Society of
America. Clin Infect Dis 1998 May: 26(5):1042-59
6. Houdas Y, et al. Human body temperature. Ch 5, p89,
Plenum Press, 1982, USA, UK
Clinical Accuracy
:
Meets ASTM E 1965-98 and EN60601-1 standards for
electronic and radiation thermometers to the extent
applicable to thermometers which measure the surface of
the skin over the temporal artery.
EMI/RFI Protection:
Error message displayed
Calibration Protection:
Error message displayed
Temperature Range:
15.5 to 42°C (60 to 107.6°F)
Operating Environment:
15.5 to 40°C (60 to 104°F)
Resolution:
0.1°C or °F
Response Time:
Approximately 0.03 second
Time Displayed on Screen:
30 seconds before automatic shutdown
Battery Life:
Approximately 7,500 readings
Size:
7.0 in x 1.75 in x 1.25 in (17.8 cm x 4.45 cm x 3.18 cm)
Weight:
4.16 oz (12 grams) incl batt
Display Type:
High contrast LCD’s
Construction Method:
Impact resistant casing, hermetically sealed sensing system
Warranty:
3 years
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ASTM laboratory accuracy requirements in the display range of 37° to 39°C (98 to 102°F) for IR thermometers is +/-0.2°C (+/-
0.4°F) whereas for mercury-in-glass and electronic thermometers, the requirement per ASTM standards E667-86 and E1112 is
+/-0.1°C (+/-0.2°F).
*Full responsibility for this product meeting applicable portions of this standard is assumed by Exergen Corporation, Watertown, MA 02472
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