Disposable Single Patient Clinical EZEtemp Thermometer

Disposable Single Patient Clinical Thermometer
Liquid crystal thermometer which can be re-used on the same patient. For use in the mouth or armpit

Pack of 10 – £2.95 Ex VAT
Pack of 50 – £13.56 Ex VAT
Pack of 1000 – £240.00 Ex VAT

How to Use

PREPARATION

• Wash your hands.
• Open the clinical box and remove a perforated
  thermometer strip.
• Tear away 1 clinical thermometer at the perforation.
• Peel apart the wrapper end by the arrow. Remove
  thermometer by pulling on the handle.
• Discard wrapper
  

TAKING THE ORAL TEMPERATURE – THE PATIENT

• Have patient open mouth and place the grid end of the
  thermometer far back in mouth under tongue. The grid
  end of the thermometer should be positioned in the
  “heat pocket” as per the diagram on the left.
• Make sure patient’s mouth is fully closed and they are
  breathing through their nose.
• With mouth closed, patient should be instructed to press
  their tongue against the thermometer. This helps the
  thermometer to quickly warm up to body temperature.
  

TAKING THE TEMPERATURE – THE TIMING

• Begin timing the temperature. Wait at least 60 seconds.
• If you require reading glasses to see the thermometer’s
  scale, then have them ready for use.
• After at least 60 seconds has elapsed, remove
  thermometer from patient’s mouth.
• READ THE TEMPERATURE SCALE IMMEDIATELY
  (the thermometer will begin to reset itself when removed
  from the mouth).
• If necessary, re-take the temperature, using same unit
  (for the same patient only).
  

READING THE THERMOMETER

• Remove thermometer from patient’s mouth.
• Read & note the last black dot in grid tip of thermometer.
• This last black dot is the oral temperature reading.
  

HOW TO READ AND INTERPERET THE THERMOMETER GRID

• Each thermometer has a grid of temperature dots.
• Each dot represents a different temperature and turns
  black when a specific temperature is reached for that dot.
• The black dot with the highest temperature represents
  the patient’s oral temperature.
  

THERMOMETER GRID IN DETAIL

• Rows are in one-half degree C. increments.
• Columns are in 1/10th of a degree C. increments.
• The black dot with the highest temperature is the actual
  oral temperature reading.
  

  
  NOTE THE TEMPERATURE – WRITTEN RECORD
  

• If you need a written record of the temperature,
  record it now.
• If the temperature needs to be re-taken, put the same
  thermometer in the same patient’s mouth and repeat
  the process.
• When finished, discard thermometer.
  

Axillary Temperature Measurement
(under arm)

• Place the dot end of the thermometer at the fold in the
  patient’s armpit, with the dot grid against the torso.
• The handle of the thermometer should point toward the
  patient’s feet, parallel with the body.
• Instruct the patient to close their arm to hold the
  thermometer in place.
• Wait at least 3 minutes.
  

Rectal Temperature Measurement

• Insert the EZEtemp Oral Thermometer into the rectal
  sheath, with the dot end of the thermometer placed at the
  rounded end of the sheath.
• Insert the rounded end of the rectal sheath into the rectum
  until the dot-matrix and all of the numbers are completely
  covered.
• Wait at least 3 minutes.
• Remove sheath/thermometer and READ IMMEDIATELY.
  

  
  Carries FDA (US Food & Drug Administration) & CE Certifications.
  Used by hospitals & clinics worldwide. A proven and accepted medical device.
  When used as a disposable device, reduces the opportunity for germ
  transmission between people.
  Accurate to 1/10th of a degree Celsius. Never requires calibration or adjustment.
  Completely safe and non-toxic for users. No poison or contamination hazards.
  Completely safe for the environment. No mercury. No batteries.
  No special storage or handling requirements. Best if stored in a cool dry place.
  Not damaged by heat or cold. Maintains its accuracy in a wide range of conditions.
  Long life – 5 years from the date of manufacture.