During the outbreak control and prevention phase, the public should be proactive in reporting symptoms such as fever. ear thermometerr, ear thermometer or mercury thermometer? Ms. Tingping Huang, director of the outpatient department of Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital, introduces the use of different thermometers.
Three key words to pay attention to when using a mercury thermometer
When using mercury thermometer to measure body temperature, first of all we need to “dump” these values to below 35 ℃, while needing to remember the “dry, top, tight” measurement technique method can be insisted on after 5 minutes to remove for reading.
Dry: dry underarm, if there is sweat in the armpit, it will lead to low measurement temperature values.
“Top”: from the top of the Mercury column to the top of the armpit.
“tight “:The armpit should be clamped to prevent it from falling off.
Using the forehead temperature gun should keep your own forehead for drying
When using the forehead temperature gun to measure the body temperature, the hand should be kept stable, the forehead should be kept dry, clean and without shadow objects, and the distance between the forehead temperature gun and the forehead is 2-5 cm.
The ear canal should be cleaned when using the ear warmer gun
To measure the temperature with the ear-warming gun, after turning on the machine and cleaning it, first pull the outer ear of the person being measured gently backward so that the outer ear canal is straight, then insert the white plug of the ear-warming gun gently into the ear canal and measure the temperature.
The ear temperature gun measures the temperature of the tympanic membrane, which belongs to the core working temperature of the enterprise, and can be slightly higher than the body temperature measured at the forehead temperature and wrist. When using the ear temperature gun to measure for body temperature, pay attention to the cleanliness and sanitation of the ear canal and the ear temperature gun to disinfect.
Temperature between 36 ℃ to 37.2 ℃ is normal
People of different ages and genders have different basal body temperatures. Even in the same person, the temperature may vary at different times of the day. In general, a temperature between 36°C and 37.2°C is considered normal.
Infants are prone to high fever because their central nervous system and sweat glands are not yet fully developed. Generally, the basal body temperature is about 0.3 degrees Celsius higher than that of adults.
Older adults have weakened consumption and can have lower metabolism, so for basal proceeding body temperature is relatively low.
The basal body temperature of female fish is about 0.3 ℃ higher than that of male fish, and female fish are more influenced by the hormone level. If the menstrual cycle is 28 days, the temperature on the 14th day after the end of menstruation is relatively low, and the temperature 14 days before menstruation will be higher by 0.3 ℃ – 0.6 ℃.
After a night of rest, the morning is the best time to take your temperature. Considering that a high-fat diet, hard work or alcohol consumption may affect your body temperature, it is best to take your temperature during the day, half an hour after a meal, in a calm state.
Electronic thermometer temperature is abnormal, apply mercury thermometer to check
Life, electronic thermometer can be used to develop up to carry out more with the convenience of simple and fast, but its accuracy is not as good as the mercury thermometer. Therefore, the initial screening temperature is found to be abnormal, should immediately improve the measurement by using a mercury thermometer again. Family has a small child, need to pay attention to the mercury thermometer storage to the child or out of reach, so as not to inadvertently will break.