Useful Information; Additional Function - ProMed FTN Instrucciones De Manejo

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2 Useful Information

2.2 Useful information on taking temperature with the FTO infrared
clinical thermometer
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 normal 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 definitely contact your doctor.
A fever is often associated with fatigue, pains in the limbs, shivering 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. Always take the temperature at the same place
and on the same part of the body. If you have to take the temperature several days in
succession, always do it at approximately the same time of day so that the results are
comparable.
Taking a temperature reading – quickly and accurately!
The promed FTN infrared clinical thermometer allows precise, contact-free measure-
ment of body temperature (at a distance of approximately 5 cm). The temperature is
taken above the eyebrow between the forehead and the temple. The value of the
energy radiated there is measured and converted to a temperature value. The reading
is displayed within 1 second. This enables you, for example, to take babies' tempera-
ture without disturbing their sleep.
The new infrared sensor technology used in the device also allows the temperature to
be displayed as if it were taken orally, rectally or from the underarm.

Additional function

Apart from measuring body temperature, the FTN infrared thermometer from
promed can also be used to measure the temperature of objects (e.g. fluids, surfaces,
ambient temperature). The temperature range for this function is between 0 and
100 ° Celsius.
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