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Warnings and Precautions
Temperature elevation may signal a serious illness, especially in neonates and
infants, or in adults who are over 60 years of age, frail, or have a weakened immune
system
. Please seek professional advice immediately when there is a temperature
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elevation and if you are taking temperature on:
• Neonates and infants under 3 months (Consult your physician immediately if the
temperature exceeds 37.4°C or 99.4°F)
• Individuals over 60 years of age (Fever may be blunted or absent in older individuals)
• Individuals having diabetes mellitus or a weakened immune system
(e.g., HIV positive, cancer treatment, chronic immunosuppressant treatment)
• Individuals who are bedridden (e.g., chronic illness, recovering from surgery,
paraplegia, quadraplegia)
• A transplant recipient (e.g., liver, heart, lung, kidney)
This thermometer is not intended for newborn pre-term babies or small-for-
gestational age newborn (birth to 4 weeks of age) babies. Pre-term is defined as
babies born before 37 weeks of gestation. Small-for-gestational-age is defined
as a baby, born at 37 weeks or later, with a weight below the 10th percentile for
newborn babies of the same gestational age.
This thermometer is not intended to interpret hypothermic temperatures.
DO NOT allow children under 12 years of age to take their temperatures unattended.
Please consult your physician if you see symptoms such as unexplained irritability,
vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, changes in appetite or activity, seizure, muscle
pain, shivering, stiff neck, pain when urinating, etc., even in the absence of fever.
Even in the absence of fever, those who exhibit a normal temperature may still need to
receive medical attention. People who are on medication should not be assessed solely
on temperature readings to determine the severity of their illness.
DO NOT modify this equipment without the authorization of the manufacturer.
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