What You Should Know About Using This Thermometer; Measuring - Sanitas SFT 75 Instructions For Use Manual

8. What you should know about using this
thermometer
There are different thermometers for taking temperature measurements
in different parts of the body:
• Ear/forehead thermometer (this thermometer, for measuring in the ear
or on the forehead area)
• Rod thermometer (for rectal [in the back passage], axillary [under the
arm] or oral measurement [in the mouth])
Note
Taking the temperature gives a measurement that provides information
about a person's current body temperature.
If you are uncertain about interpreting the results or if the value is
abnormal, please consult your doctor. This also applies in the case of
slight temperature changes if there are other symptoms of illness such
as agitation, severe sweating, flushed skin, fast pulse rate, tendency
to collapse etc.
Temperatures measured with different thermometers cannot be com-
pared with one another.
You should therefore tell your doctor (or bear in mind if you are diag-
nosing yourself) what thermometer you used to take your temperature
and in what part of the body.
The temperature of a healthy person is affected by various factors: the
person's individual metabolism, their age (body temperature is higher
in babies and toddlers and decreases with age. Greater temperature
fluctuations occur faster and more often in children, e.g. due to growth
spurts), their clothing, the ambient temperature, the time of day (body
temperature is lower in the morning and increases throughout the
day towards evening), the preceding physical and, to a lesser extent,
mental activity.
The temperature varies depending on the part of the body where the
measurement is taken. The difference can be between 0.2°C (0.4°F)
and 1°C (1.8°F) for a healthy person.
The normal temperature ranges are as follows:
• On the forehead: 35.8°C (96.4°F) to 37.6°C (99.7°F), measured with
a forehead thermometer
• In the ear: 36.0°C (96.8°F) to 37.8°C (100°F), measured with an ear
thermometer
• In the back passage: 36.3°C (97.3°F) to 37.8°C (100°F), measured
with a conventional thermometer
• In the mouth: 36.0°C (96.8°F) to 37.4°C (99.3°F), measured with a
conventional thermometer
In order to track temperature change, always take the measurements
in the same part of the body.

9. Measuring

Note
Check before each use that the lens is intact. If it is damaged, contact
your retailer or the service address.
Bear in mind that the multi functional thermometer needs to have been in the
room in which the measurement is taken for at least 30 minutes before use.
Before each measurement, make sure that the device is in the approp-
riate mode for the measurement that you wish to take.
Mode Ear
Display
6
Forehead Object
activated
Button
tone