Medisana FTG Instruction Manual page 20

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2 Useful Information
WARNING
Please ensure that polythene packing is kept away from
the reach of children! Risk of suffocation!
2.2 Useful information on taking temperature with
the infrared thermometer
What is fever?
Our normal body temperature is between 36°C (96,8°F) and
37,5°C (99,5°F). Fluctuations are quite normal, depending on time
of day and the body's condition, for example in the female mens-
truation cycle. However, when body temperature rises above 38°C
(100,4°F), 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 (102,2°F) 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 moni-
tored 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 tem-
perature 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 MEDISANA Non-contact infrared thermometer FTG allows
precise, contact-free measurement of body temperature (at a dis-
tance of approximately 5 - 15 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' temperature without disturbing
their sleep.
Additional function
Apart from measuring body temperature, the Non-contact infra-
red thermometer FTG from MEDISANA can also be used to
measure the temperature of objects (e.g. fluids, surfaces, am-
bient temperature). The temperature range for this function is
between 0° and 100° Celsius (32°F - 212°F).
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