Note:
•Patientsandthethermometershouldstayinsteady-stateroomconditionsfor atleast
30minutes beforeperforminga measurement.
•Waitatleast2 minutes betweenconsécutivemeasurementsandthethermometer
mustbeturnedoffandonagain.
•Don'ttakea measurementwhileorimmediatelyafternursinga baby.
•Don'tusethethermometerinhighhumidityenvironments.
•Patientsshouldnotdrink,eat,orexercisebefore/whiletakingthemeasurement.
•Beforeaimingtheprobe,cleanthescanarea;removedirt,hairorsweat.
•Beforeaimingtheprobeatanobject,removewater,dust ordirt.
•Don'tmovethethermometerawayfromthemeasuringareabeforehearingthetermi-
nationbeep.
•Iftheprobegetsdirtyduringorafterthemeasurement,useanalcoholswabtocare-
fullycleantheprobebeforeputtingitawayforstorage.
•AIwaystakethetempératureinthesamelocation,sincethetempératurereadings
mayvaryfromdifférentlocations.
•Inthefollowingsituations,itisrecommendedtoperforma référencemeasurement
witha commonpen-typethermometer.
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.Ifthemeasurementresuitissurprisinglylow/high
2.
Newborninfantsinthefirst100days.
3.Childrenunderthreeyearsofâgewitha compromisedimmuneSystemandfor
whomtheprésenceorabsenceoffeverischtical.
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