Microlife FR1MF1, Instruction Manual

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beep will verify the completion of measurement.
2. Read the recorded temperature from the LCD display.
NOTE
• Patients and thermometer should stay in similar room
conditions for at least 30 minutes.
• Don’t take a measurement while or immediately after nursing a
baby.
• Don’t use the thermometer in high humidity environments.
•
Patients should not drink, eat, or exercise before/while taking
the measurement
• Don’t move the measurement device from the measuring area
before hearing the termination beep.
• 10 short beeps and a red LCD backlight alerts the patient that
he/she may have a temperature equal to or higher than 37.5
°C.
• Always take the temperature in the same location, since
temperature readings may vary according to location.
• Doctors recommend rectal measurement for newborn infants
within the first 6 months, as all other measuring methods might
lead to ambiguous results.If using a non contact thermometer
on those infants,we always recommend verifying the readings
with a rectal measurement.
• In the following situations it is recommended that three
temperatures are taken with the highest one taken as the
reading
1. Children under three years of age with a compromised
immune system and for whom the presence or absence of
fever is ritical
2. When the user is learning how to use the thermometer for
the first time until he/she has familiarized himself/herself
with the instrument and obtains consistent reading .
3. If the measurement is surprisingly low.
• Readings from different measuring sites should not be
compared as the normal body temperature varies by
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