Temporal Artery Thermometer

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Temporal Artery Thermometer

Consumer Information Center

Model TAT-2000C

Frequently Asked Questions of Temporal

Artery Thermometer Measurement

What does the TemporalScannerT measure?

With a gentle stroke of the forehead it captures the naturally emitted heat

from the skin over the temporal artery, taking 1,000

readings per second, selecting the most accurate. With its patented Arterial

Heat Balance system the TemporalScanner measures

ambient temperatures, mathematically replaces the small temperature loss

from cooling at the skin, and displays an accurate

arterial temperature.

Why is it more accurate than ear temperature?

A major reason ear thermometers are considered inaccurate by medical

professionals is because the positioning of the probe in the ear canal is

inconsistent, thus creating inconsistent readings and frequently missing

fevers. The temporal artery thermometer scans the forehead area for the

temporal artery and it is almost impossible to miss the artery during a

scan. Also, the person whose temperature is being taken does not like

something

inserted in their ear, making good positioning even more difficult. The

gentle scan across the forehead is comfortable and not objectionable.

The TemporalScanner has been proven more accurate than ear thermometers by a

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School study.

What is arterial temperature?

Arterial temperature is the same temperature as the blood flowing from the

heart. It is the best determinate of body temperature.

Normally, how does arterial temperature compare to other methods of

temperature?

Under normal circumstances, arterial temperature is close to rectal

temperature, but almost a degree Fahrenheit (or 0.5 degrees Celsius)

higher than an oral temperature, and 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius)

higher than an underarm temperature.

Is it different when someone is sick?

At times, you can expect larger differences from temperatures taken at other

body sites. This is because of two main reasons:

1. Temporal artery temperature changes faster than temperature taken

rectally

2. Temporal artery temperature is not affected by the things that cause oral

and underarm temperatures to be misleading.

For example, drinking, coughing, talking, or mouth breathing can easily

affect oral temperature, and skin blood flow changes

with a fever can easily affect axillary temperature.

Why am I getting inconsistent results?

You should normally be getting reproducible results, or results within a few

tenths of a degree of each other.

However, a few things to know:

1. Multiple temperatures taken over the same area in rapid succession will

ultimately cool the area causing differences.

2. If sweating, the temperature on the neck behind the ear lobe becomes the

overriding temperature, and since this area

is not quite as stable as the temporal artery, it can easily cooled be by

the thermometer in taking multiple readings.

Remember, the probe of thermometer will be at room temperature, and is about

30 degrees Fahrenheit (17 degrees Celsius)

cooler than body temperature.

I heard the thermometer is sensitive to ambient temperature, is it?

Yes, it is sensitive to ambient temperature, which is part of the reason it

is so accurate. But, as long as the thermometer is in

approximately the same ambient temperature as the individual whose

temperature is being taken, you don't have to be concerned.

Doesn't ambient temperature affect the temperature of the skin on the

forehead?

Yes, ambient temperature affects the skin temperature, and so the

thermometer automatically measures the ambient temperature

at the very same time it is measuring the temperature over the temporal

artery. It then can calculate any heat loss (in a normal or

cold room) or gain (in a hot room), and instantly computes an accurate body

temperature. Exergen patented this method, which is

called the Arterial Heat Balance Method, and the result, proven by clinical

studies, is a non-invasive body temperature as accurate

as even the most invasive temperature measurement methods.

What else should I know?

1. Measure only the side of the head that is exposed. Any covering, hair,

hat, etc. will prevent the heat from dissipating, and

would cause the reading to be falsely high. This also applies if one side of

the head is into a pillow.

2. Slide the thermometer in a reasonably straight line across the forehead,

midway between the eyebrows and the upper hairline,

and not down the side of the face. Midway on the forehead area, the temporal

artery is less than 2 millimeters below the skin surface,

but down the side of the face, it is much deeper and less accurately

measured.

3. You should also know you have purchased the gentlest and most accurate

method of temperature assessment in the world.

Where can I purchase a TemporalScanner?

They are available at Wal-Mart, Babies R' Us, www.babiesrus.com, Walgreens,

www.walgreens.com, Toy's R' Us, www.costco.com, and www.baby.com presently.

Contact Exergen at 1-800-422-3006 or medical@... if none of these

are convenient for you.

Peace Be With You,

Pattie

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