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Health and Personal Care - Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer MODEL# 2000C

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Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: EXERGEN
EAN: 0834098002109
Feature: Gentle Stroke of Forehead captures naturally emitted heat from skin over temporal artery
Label: EXERGEN
Manufacturer: EXERGEN
Model: TAT-2000C
Publisher: EXERGEN
Studio: EXERGEN

Features
Gentle Stroke of Forehead captures naturally emitted heat from skin over temporal artery Red LED lights and soft beep indicate correct scan Takes 1,000 readings per second, selecting the most accurate Arterial Heat Balance computers the correct temperature

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Summary: Practice makes perfect
Comment: Three years, two batteries, and lots of use and abuse -- still going strong. We used to go through three $7 cheapo digitals a year before we bought the Exergen, which was a replacement for a new Braun ear thermometer that didn't handle ear-infection fevers and was uncomfortable for the sick person.

It's a simple procedure, with practice. Note the previous advice to make sure the button is only depressed DURING thermometer contact with skin. We've learned to make four passes: each half of the forehead (middle to near-ear, tracing a "shallow wavy line" to make sure we're catching the right spots), and firmly pressed in the hollow under each ear lobe (after "airing it out" for 30s to avoid heat trapped by long hair, pillows, etc.). Remember to give a previously-probed area at least a half-minute or so to "recover" if you want to probe it again -- the probe will have slightly cooled the skin. My four readings per set were within 0.2 degrees F after a few sessions of practice, and each set takes about 20s, or about a minute if "ear-airing" is necessary. The beeping is helpful once you get tuned into the "good-readings" patterns.

If temp readings start to look erratic, try wiping the lens area (especially the shiny cone) with soft cloth slightly dampened with alcohol. Skin oil can film over the works and distort readings. We found that multiple erratic and "ERR" readings meant it was time to change the battery. (Hold it door-side up, probe-end facing you: Firmly push door ridges away from you with your thumbs.)

We use a newer model at preschool. I tell the kid, "Here comes the magic probe!," make beeping robot noises, and show him/her each reading. Most kids are fascinated enough to sit still for it. Our kids are special-needs, and the probe is much less invasive and quicker to use on touch-sensitive autistic children than other thermometers. Even with a squirmy, unhappy child, we can at least find or rule out "official fevers" (100.4F and above). The school's model has disposable covers, but I find them unwieldy (likely a practice thing) and prefer to alcohol-wipe the probe between coverless uses.

Like others, I wish it was back-lit (though batteries would drain faster). A beeper-off switch for the benefit of acutely sensitive ears (or lightly sleeping babies) would be helpful. Otherwise, it's great.

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Summary: Seems like a good idea, but frustrating in real life
Comment: We have had one of these for several years. It does work, but:
1) it seems to read low, and inconsistently. I end up confirming the result with another kind of thermometer, or I just add a degree or two. Not really ideal.
2) it can be hard to do the forehead swiping if your child has a lot of hair, if your child is at all squirmy or resistant, or if you're even the slightest bit uncoordinated, because you have to hold it flat against the skin and press a button the whole time. Often we get error readings and have to try again, which the squiry child hates even more.
3) There's no backlight, so doing it in the dark is awkward.
4) it beeps, with no option to turn it off, so if you're checking a sleeping child, better hope s/he is a deep sleeper.

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Summary: Don't waste your money.
Comment: When I first bought it, the temperature reading seemed to be accurate. It measured consistently between 98 and 99, and it matched closely my oral thermometer. Now it measures between 95 and 96 even though my oral thermometer still measures between 98 and 99. Before you ask, I did remove the cap and hold it level on my forehead. It's just inaccurate now. Don't waste your money.

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Summary: JUNK!
Comment: Do not waste your money. The temperature reading is erratic and inaccurate. Just does not work as it claims.

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Summary: I recommend it.
Comment: I brought one, and it works.
It reads the expected 97.1-97.7 F in less than two seconds most of the time. I scan myself, then baby to compare. It's a simple forehead scan.
Whatever the variation, the point is that I know it's normal enough. My newborn doesn't need to be taken to the doctor. What a relief.

Not having to deal with sticking a thermometer under a squirming child's tongue, armpit, rear, or ear and holding it there for what seems like ages it a huge relief. I recommend it, unless you are of extraordinary low IQ or a creationist.

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The TemporalScanner Thermometer is a totally non-invasive system with advanced infrared technology providing maximum ease of use with quick, consistently accurate measurements. Advanced, patented technology measures temperatures with a gentle stroke across the forehead. The TemporalScanner Thermometer has been clinically tested for accuracy compared to rectal thermometers and temperature sensors inserted in the heart during course of patient treatment and accepted for use in major hospitals, making it the ideal thermometer for use with newborns, infants, children or adults. The TemporalScanner has patented software, providing arterial heat balance. This unique process determines temperature by accurately measuring the balance between the tissues warming from arterial blood and tissues cooling (warming) caused by heat loss (gain) to the environment.

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