How to check temperature from non-contact infrared thermometer|how to check 🥵

Is non-contact infrared thermometer can be used for taking temperature.

• Body temperature is one of the four main vital signs that your doctor will use to determine how you are doing.

• However a normal body temperature is 98.6° F but this can vary significantly based on things such as age, gender, what time of day you measures your temperature or even where on your body you measure it.

            

• On the other hand it is not easy to take temperature with traditional thermometer ( mercury thermometer) for a common men as it may be difficult to see the readings if you are not aware how to use traditional thermometer.

                  

• That’s why non contact infrared thermometer is suitable for the people who can’t use the traditional thermometer as it is easy to use without any inconvenience.   

 

Non-contact infrared thermometer

👉A non contact infrared thermometer is an affordable and effective tool for measuring  the temperature of person from a distance. 3

👉When you think to measure body temperature with infrared thermometer keep in mind  that when a non-contact infrared thermometer ,  how and where its used  may affect the measurement. For examples:-

• Head coverings
• The ambient environment
• The reading location

👉All these factors can affect results, for avoiding all these factors you should strictly follow the manufacturer’s guideline for your thermometer to avoid measurement error.

👉The first step to using a non-contact infrared thermometer is to evaluate your testing environment that means the environment should be free of air drafts, out of direct sun and away from radiant heat sources, the environment temperature should be in line with the specifications in the manual for your thermometer.

👉Best practice is to leave your thermometer in the testing environment for at least ten minutes prior to use so it can adjust to the environment.

👉Next, you must make sure the person is ready to be tested by making sure that the test area of the forehead is clean, dry and unobstructed.   

👉You should also verify that the temperature of the person’s forehead has not been influenced by wearing excessive clothing or head covers or by using facial cleansing product like cosmetic wipes.

👉Because any outside influence on a person’s forehead temperature prior to testing will change your measurement.

What you need to keep in mind while taking temperature of body:-

When taking measurement, keep in mind that measurement distance from the person is different for every infrared thermometer and for that you can check the manual for your device to determine the correct distance.

For correctly taking measurement, hold your thermometer perpendicular to the person’s forehead at the manufacturer’s recommended distance.

And make sure to hold the device directly perpendicular to the forehead otherwise reading will  may be  incorrect. And if you are taking temperature outdoors, make sure the person is out of direct sunlight. Failure to do so will also result in incorrect readings.