What You Should Know About Using This Thermometer - Sanitas SFT41 Operating Instructions Manual

– This unit is in line with European Standard EN60601-1-2 and is
subject to particular precautions with regard to electro-
magnetic compatibility (EMC). Please note that portable and mobi-
le HF communication systems may interfere with this
unit. For more details, please contact customer service at the
address indicated.
– If you have further questions about using our devices, please
contact your dealer or Customer Service.
– Please read these instructions for use carefully and keep them
for later use, be sure to make them accessible to other users and
observe the information they contain.
2. What you should know about using this
thermometer
Before using a forehead thermometer, an ear thermometer or a
conventional rod thermometer, the following should be noted:
The different thermometers listed above are suitable for measuring
body temperature in different parts of the body: forehead thermome-
ter: measurement only on the forehead, ear thermometer: measure-
ment only in the ear, rod thermometer: rectal (in the back passage),
axillary (under the arm) or oral measurement (in the mouth).
The temperature varies depending on the part of the body where the
measurement is taken. The difference in healthy persons between
different parts of the body can be between 0.2–1°C. The approxi-
mate normal temperature ranges are as follows:
• forehead temperature – measured with a forehead thermometer:
35.8 °C to 37.6 °C.
• Ear temperature, measured with an ear thermometer: 36.0 °C to
37.8 °C.
• Rectal temperature, measured with a conventional thermometer:
36.3 °C to 37.8 °C.
• orally measured temperature – measured with a conventional
thermometer: 36.0 °C to 37.4 °C.
Tip:
Temperatures measured with different thermometers cannot be
compared with one another.
You should therefore tell your doctor or bear in mind if you are
diagnosing yourself what thermometer you used to take your tem-
perature and in what part of the body.
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