How Braun Forehead Thermometer Works - Braun FHT 1000 Manual

Temperature elevation may signal a serious illness, especially in adults who are
old, frail, have a weakened immune system, or neonates and infants. Please
seek professional advice immediately when there is a temperature elevation and
if you are taking temperature for whom are:
• Neonates and infants under 3 months
• Over 60 years of age
• Having diabetes mellitus or a weakened immune system (e.g., HIV positive,
cancer chemotherapy, chronic steroid treatment, splenectomy)
• Bedridden (e.g., nursing home patient, stroke, chronic illness, recovering from
surgery)
• A transplant patient (e.g., liver, heart, lung, kidney)
Fever may be blunted or even absent in elderly patients.
It is important to know each individual's normal temperature when they are well.
This is the only way to accurately diagnose a fever. Take multiple readings when
healthy to determine normal temperature.
This thermometer is not intended for pre-term babies or small-for-gestational
age babies. This thermometer is not intended to interpret hypothermic
temperatures. Do not allow children to take their temperatures unattended.
Do not modify this equipment without authorization of manufacturer.
Use of this Forehead thermometer is not intended as a substitute for
consultation with your physician or pediatrician.
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Why use the Braun Forehead thermometer?
Measurement in under 3 seconds
The innovative infrared technology allows measurement of
forehead temperature in under 3 seconds.
Accurate and reliable
Due to advanced technology, the Forehead thermometer
captures the heat naturally given off by the forehead to calculate
oral equivalent temperature.
Easy to use
The Forehead thermometer is non-invasive. A measurement
can be taken even while a child is sleeping.
Design is easy to hold and use.
The Forehead thermometer is less threatening to a child than a
rectal thermometer and easier to use than other methods.
Safe and hygienic
Helps minimize spreading of germs.
Completely safe for use on children and adults.
Auto-Display memory
The last reading is automatically displayed for 2 seconds when the unit is
switched ON.
How the Braun Forehead thermometer works
The Forehead thermometer measures infrared energy radiated from the skin
above the eyebrow area and the surrounding tissue. Temperature readings
obtained by scanning the temple area will provide the greatest accuracy.
The Forehead thermometer has been clinically tested and proven to be safe and
accurate when used in accordance with its operating instruction manual.
Normal temperature is a range. The range of normal also varies from person to
person and fluctuates throughout the day. It is therefore important to determine
your normal temperature range. A person's normal temperature range tends to
decrease with age.
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