What Is Fever; Taking A Temperature Readingquickly And Accurately - Medisana FTO Mode D'emploi

• Do not immerse the thermometer in water or other liquids.
However, should moisture somehow get into the unit, re-
move the battery and do not take any further readings with
the thermometer. Before any further use, contact your
specialist dealer or MEDISANA directly.
• Do not shake or tap the thermometer.
1.3 Useful information on taking temperature
with the MEDISANA FTO infra-red ear
thermometer

1.3.1 What is fever?

Our normal body temperature is between 36 °C and 37,5 °C.
Fluctuations are quite normal, depending on time of day and the
body's condition, for example in the female menstruation cycle.
However, when body temperature rises above 38 °C, the
phenomenon is known as fever.
Fever often occurs in the case of infections, and is a sign that the
body's immune system is working overtime. This perfectly nor-
mal reaction to foreign bodies, germs and microorganisms
should be checked at regular intervals. If the fever should exceed
39° C and not fall again within 1 to 2 days, you should definite-
ly contact your doctor.
1.3.2 Taking a temperature reading –
quickly and accurately!
A fever is often associated with fatigue, pains in the limbs, shi-
vering and chills. The course of an illness can be best monitored
by taking a temperature reading 2 to 3 times a day at 4 to 6
hour intervals. Readings should always be taken in the same ear
and at approximately the same time so that the results can be
compared.
Using the MEDISANA FTO ear thermometer to take an infra-
red temperature reading in the ear is ideal for this task, as the
eardrum shares a common blood supply with the nearby tem-
perature-regulating centre of the brain. Because of this, variati-
ons in body temperature are shown very accurately and without
any significant delay.
1.3.3 Taking other temperature readings
As well as the important function of taking body temperature,
the MEDISANA FTO infra-red ear thermometer can also be
used to measure the temperature of objects (e.g. babies' bott-
les) and liquids (e.g. bath water). It is even possible to use the
unit to measure ambient temperature.
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