How to Make Homemade Thermometers
The first thermometer was invented by Galileo around 1593, based on the premise that air expands due to heat and contracts due to cold. However, it was not until 1714 that Gabriel Fahrenheit invented...
View ArticleHow to Use a Digital Thermometer
Using a digital thermometer is done simply by pressing a button to turn it on and placing it under the tongue, under the arm or in the rectum for very young children. Take a temperature with a digital...
View ArticleHow to Use a Mercury Thermometer
To use a mercury thermometer, first shake down the mercury to the end of the thermometer before placing it under the tongue, under the arm or in the rectum, which is ideal for children under 4 years...
View ArticleHow to Use a Thermometer
When using a digital thermometer, administer it orally or by inserting it into the rectum to achieve quick calculated results. Learn to use a thermometer in order to accurately check the temperature of...
View ArticleHow to Use Digital Thermometers
Having a temperature is indicative of an infection or an illness your body is trying to fight off. You need to use a thermometer to find out if you have a fever and how serious it is. Your doctor or...
View ArticleWhat to Do If You Break an Oral Thermometer
Although many oral thermometers have been switched to digital, you may have a glass oral thermometer around the house that still does the trick--that is, until it shatters. If you or your child have...
View ArticleParts of a Thermometer
Thermometers are devices used to measure temperature, whether it is of an object or the surrounding environment. Dating back thousands of years, thermometers have advanced as fast as technology has,...
View ArticleAbout the Accuracy of Ear Thermometers
The eardrum has proven to be a reliable measurement for your body's core temperature. Ear thermometers, also called tympanic or infrared thermometers, have become very popular because they quickly give...
View ArticleBraun Thermometer Instructions
The Braun Thermoscan thermometer is a device that checks body temperature by measuring it in the ear. This product is excellent for taking children's temperatures, since many children have a hard time...
View ArticleHow to Tell if a Thermometer Is Mercury
Thermometers can be used in a variety of applications and come in a variety of styles. They are often used for measuring body temperature, air temperature, or liquids used in cooking and candy-making....
View ArticleHow to Use a Mercury Lingual Thermometer
Taking a temperature with a mercury thermometer is quick and easy. Mercury thermometers can be used under the tongue or under the armpit. Mercury thermometers do contain mercury, and precaution must be...
View ArticleHow to Change a Braun ThermoScan Thermometer From Celsius to Fahrenheit
Use the Braun ThermoScan thermometer to take the temperature of all members of the family, from the oldest to the youngest. The ThermoScan ear thermometer senses the temperature inside the ear canal....
View ArticleHow to Use a Temporal Thermometer
Those with fevers often feel too ill to hold a thermometer in their mouths, and if they suffer from an earache, an ear thermometer may not be tolerated. Your option: use a temporal thermometer. These...
View ArticleWhat is an Incubator Thermometer?
Incubator thermometers are thermometers specifically engineered and manufactured for use in an incubator, usually one that provides a safe environment for hatching eggs, fostering the growth of...
View ArticleWhat are the Disadvantages of a Medical Thermometer?
Medical thermometers measure body temperature and provide this critical information to individuals, caregivers and medical professionals. In the 21st century, we have a variety of medical thermometers...
View ArticleInfrared Thermometer Uses
Thermometers that tell the temperature by measuring infrared energy from an object are called infrared thermometers. These thermometers have a lens that focuses the infrared energy on a device that...
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