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What is it?
An oral temperature (TEM-per-ah-chur) is when the mouth is used to take your temperature. A temperature measures body heat. A thermometer (ther-MOM-uh-ter) is used to take your temperature in your mouth. Pokemon ultra sun citra emulator for mac. A person should be 5 years or older to have a temperature taken in the mouth.
Why do I need to check an oral temperature?
You may need to check an oral temperature to learn if you or a family member has a fever. 'Fever' is a word used for a temperature that is higher than normal for the body. Fever is usually a sign of illness, infection, or other conditions. The normal oral temperature for adults is about 98.6° F (37° C). The normal oral temperature for a child is between 97.6° and 99.3° F (36.4° and 37.4° C). The normal oral temperature for older persons is 98.2° F (36.8° C). Body temperature changes slightly through the day and night, and may change based on your activity.
What kind of thermometer is used to take an oral temperature?
- A digital thermometer is used to take an oral temperature. It is a small hand-held device with a 'window' showing your temperature in numbers. There are many kinds of digital thermometers. Most digital thermometers are easy to use and measure body temperature within seconds. Carefully read the instructions before using your digital thermometer. Digital thermometers can be bought at grocery, drug, or medical supply stores.
- Glass thermometers with alcohol inside may also be used for oral temperatures. This thermometer is a thin glass tube with a red or blue line inside it. These thermometers are safe to use for people over the age of 5. A child younger than 5 may bite the thermometer, breaking it in their mouth. Glass thermometers with galinstan (GAL-in-stan) may also be used to check an oral temperature. Galinstan thermometers have a silver-colored line, but will be marked 'mercury-free' when you buy one. Alcohol-filled and galinstan glass thermometers are harder to find in regular grocery stores.
- In the past, mercury (MER-kure-e) thermometers were used. This thermometer is a thin glass tube with a silver tip and line inside. The silver tip and line is mercury. Mercury is a toxic and hazardous chemical. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and other organizations warn against using mercury thermometers. If the thermometer breaks, the mercury may be breathed in or absorbed (soaked) into your skin. If a glass thermometer breaks while checking an oral temperature, the mercury may be swallowed. Mercury is bad for your health, as well as for the water, wildlife, and waste systems on earth.
- If you have a mercury thermometer, replace it with a digital thermometer. You may also replace it with a glass thermometer having alcohol or galinstan instead of mercury in it. If your mercury thermometer breaks, do not touch the thermometer or the mercury. Do not try to clean up the spill. Open your windows to air out the area. Take children and pets out of the area right away. Contact the following:
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How do I use a digital thermometer?
There should not be anything hot or cold in your mouth for 10 minutes before taking your temperature.
- Take the thermometer out of its holder.
- Put the tip into a new throw-away plastic cover if one is available. If you do not have a cover, clean the pointed end (probe) with soap and warm water or rubbing alcohol. Rinse it with cool water.
- With your mouth open, put the covered tip under your tongue.
- Close your lips gently around the thermometer.
- Keep the thermometer under your tongue until the digital thermometer beeps.
- Remove the thermometer when numbers show up in the 'window'.
- Read the numbers in the window. These numbers are your temperature.
- Your caregiver may want you to keep a temperature record. Write down the time and your temperature each time you take it.
- Remove or eject the throw-away cover if you used one.
- Place the thermometer back in its holder.
How do I use a glass thermometer?
There should not be anything hot or cold in your mouth for 10 minutes before taking a temperature.
- Take the thermometer out of its holder.
- Hold the thermometer by the end opposite the colored (red, blue, or silver) tip.
- Clean the thermometer with soap and warm water or rubbing alcohol. Rinse with cool water.
- Turn the thermometer in your hand until you see the red, blue, or silver line. The line should read less than 96° F (35.6° C). If the line reads more than 96° F (35.6° C), firmly shake the thermometer downward several times. Shake the thermometer over a couch or bed. This will keep it from breaking if it slips out of your hand.
- Check the thermometer again to make sure it reads less than 96°F (35.6°C).
- With your mouth open, put the end with the red, blue, or silver-colored tip under your tongue.
- Close your lips gently around the thermometer. Do not bite the glass thermometer.
- Keep the thermometer under your tongue for 3 minutes.
- Remove the thermometer without touching the tip.
- Gently wipe the thermometer with a tissue.
- Hold the thermometer at eye level.
- Slowly turn the thermometer until you see the red, blue, or silver-colored line. Each long mark on the thermometer is the same as 1 degree. Short marks are the same as 0.2 degree.
- Your caregiver may want you to keep a temperature record. Write down the time and your temperature each time you take it.
- Wash the thermometer with soap and warm water. Do not use hot water because it may break the thermometer.
Care Agreement
You have the right to help plan your care. To help with this plan, you must learn how to take an oral temperature. You can then discuss your treatment options with your caregiver. You can work with your caregiver to decide what care will be used to treat you. You always have the right to refuse treatment.
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Cardinal Health 16811-100 - THERMOMETER, DIGITAL FAHRENHEIT ORAL, 12/BX 144/ case
Intermittent electronic patient thermometer
Our clinical thermometers provide Fahrenheit temperature readings in an easy-to-read LCD. Each comes with a memory capable of storing the last temperature taken and displaying readings for as long as the power button is depressed. They also include an audible alarm that signals once at start-up and then for a maximum of 10 beeps when peak temperature is attained. An automatic turn-off feature activates after 5 minutes of inactivity. Thermometers 16811-100 include five probe covers.
- Easy-to-read LCD display.
- Last temperature taken memory capability.
- Audible alarm signals, one beep at start-up, 10 beeps max at peak temperature.
- Auto turn-off after five (5) minutes of inactivity.
- Available in Fahrenheit, Celsius, or switchable Dual Scale.
- Standard 60 second read or Quick Read option for faster measurement.
- Oral or rectal* thermometers.
- Probe covers available separately.
A hand-held, battery-powered, electronic instrument designed to measure a patient's body temperature. It may comprise an electronic unit with an attached probe or be a single unit (shaped like an ordinary hand-held capillary thermometer) that detects and converts the changes in temperature into variations of some electrical characteristic, e.g., resistance or voltage. These variations of the electrical characteristics are processed in the electronic circuits and in turn displayed, for a short period, as temperature readings. Thereafter the display will automatically turn off or go into standby mode. This is a reusable device.
Device Characteristics
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- Device required to be labeled as containing natural rubber latex or dry natural rubber (21 CFR 801.437): No.
- Device labeled as 'Not made with natural rubber latex': No.
- For Single-Use: No.
- Prescription Use (Rx): No.
- Over the Counter (OTC): Yes.
- Kit: No.
- Combination Product: No.
- Human Cell, Tissue or Cellular or Tissue-Based Product (HCT/P): No.
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