Body Temperature - Braun ThermoScan PRO 6000 Directions For Use Manual

5.5 Body temperature

The range of normal varies from person to person and can be influenced by many factors such as
time of day, level of activity, medications and gender.
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Normal body temperature is a range. The following table shows that this
normal range also varies by site. Therefore, measurements from different
sites, even if taken at the same time, should not be directly compared.
Normal ranges by site
Axillary 1, 2 :
Oral 1, 2 :
Rectal 1, 2 :
ThermoScan 1, 2 :
A person's normal temperature range tends to decrease with age.
The following table shows normal ThermoScan ranges by age.
Normal ThermoScan ranges by age
< 3 months
3 - 36 months
> 36 months
:
1
95.6 - 99.4°F 35.3 - 37.4°C
95.7 - 99.9 °F 35.4 - 37.7 °C
96.6 - 100.8 °F 35.9 - 38.2 °C
95.7 - 99.9 °F 35.4 - 37.7 °C
96.4 - 99.4 °F 35.8 - 37.4 °C
95.7 - 99.6 °F 35.4 - 37.6 °C
95.7 - 99.9 °F 35.4 - 37.7 °C
:
1, 2
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