How Do You Read An Oral Thermometer?
Taking temperatures using an oral (mouth) thermometer is not difficult, especially if you using a digital thermometer. Make sure the tip of the thermometer is wiped clean with an alcohol wipe to sterilize it. Depending on what type of digital thermometer you use, there should be a little button on the top that you touch to clear any numbers that are visible on the screen of the thermometer. Taking Oral Temperature Is Simple Step 1 Taking the temperature of someone who feels sick is important. An elevated body temperature can indicate an infection someplace in the body. A rising temperature can be a serious indication of an infection brewing in the body Step 2 Make sure that the person has not consumed a hot or cold drink of any type or has eaten hot food in the past half hour. This will cause the temperature reading to not be accurate. Step 3 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep3 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/515464
