Non-contact infrared thermometers for measuring temperature in children: primary care diagnostic technology update
<p style="text-align:justify;"> Temperature is an important vital sign for assessing acutely unwell children, and is measured frequently in primary care. However, measuring temperature accurately can be challenging. Oral and rectal thermometers are invasive and poorly tolerated, whi...
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2014
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| author | Wang, K Gill, P Wolstenholme, J Price, C Heneghan, C Thompson, M Plüddemann, A |
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| description | <p style="text-align:justify;"> Temperature is an important vital sign for assessing acutely unwell children, and is measured frequently in primary care. However, measuring temperature accurately can be challenging. Oral and rectal thermometers are invasive and poorly tolerated, while axillary thermometers require parents or healthcare professionals to undress the child and hold the thermometer in the axilla for 30 seconds or longer. Infrared tympanic thermometers are easier to use, but can be inaccurate due to ear wax or insufficient straightening of the ear canal. Non-contact infrared thermometers (NCITs) are designed to measure temperature rapidly and non-invasively with negligible cross-infection risk. This update compares the accuracy and utility of NCITs with conventional thermometers in children. </p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:0ac82753-621d-42d6-bced-df6ce1f1d3752022-03-26T09:25:55ZNon-contact infrared thermometers for measuring temperature in children: primary care diagnostic technology updateJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:0ac82753-621d-42d6-bced-df6ce1f1d375EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordRoyal College of General Practitioners2014Wang, KGill, PWolstenholme, JPrice, CHeneghan, CThompson, MPlüddemann, A <p style="text-align:justify;"> Temperature is an important vital sign for assessing acutely unwell children, and is measured frequently in primary care. However, measuring temperature accurately can be challenging. Oral and rectal thermometers are invasive and poorly tolerated, while axillary thermometers require parents or healthcare professionals to undress the child and hold the thermometer in the axilla for 30 seconds or longer. Infrared tympanic thermometers are easier to use, but can be inaccurate due to ear wax or insufficient straightening of the ear canal. Non-contact infrared thermometers (NCITs) are designed to measure temperature rapidly and non-invasively with negligible cross-infection risk. This update compares the accuracy and utility of NCITs with conventional thermometers in children. </p> |
| spellingShingle | Wang, K Gill, P Wolstenholme, J Price, C Heneghan, C Thompson, M Plüddemann, A Non-contact infrared thermometers for measuring temperature in children: primary care diagnostic technology update |
| title | Non-contact infrared thermometers for measuring temperature in children: primary care diagnostic technology update |
| title_full | Non-contact infrared thermometers for measuring temperature in children: primary care diagnostic technology update |
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