What's Up? Hopefully, it's not your temperature!
Monitoring your temperature no longer means a trip to the doctor's office nor standing still for extended moments to get an accurate reading from a mercury thermometer.
Today, handheld thermometers are commonplace with the rise in cold and influenza and have improved technology for temperature accuracy (± 0.2 ℃) compared to the previous generations.
Expect to find models displaying readings in Celsius and Fahrenheit with either external or internal rechargeable batteries and the capability to store up to the last thirty-two (32) readings taken.
Being smaller, makes them extremely portable and comfortable to hold and operate. Despite the size, the adequately large display is crisp and legible and along with the backlit display and audio beeps modes enabled make it convenient and easy to monitor temperature in high traffic areas..
At work or at home especially with a baby or recovering patient, this should be an essential addition to your medical kit as a rise in temperature could indicate illness or infection. Catch it early and you may end up saving a life!
Pros:
- Battery operated (no wireless)
- infrared monitoring (no physical contact) thus hygienic (no disinfecting required)
- memory, backlit and audio modes enable easy monitoring high traffic areas
- memory mode facilitates comparison of readings
- Easy reading of display (large characters)
Cons:
- They accurate within a specific measurement distance and time range.
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