Latest reviews about Exergen Temporal Scanner Infrared Thermometer

arow97 says "The only way to take a temperature!" about Exergen Temporal Scanner Infrared Thermometer

arow97 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:16:30 GMT

Before I had my baby, I heard some nurse friends discussing this thermometer and thought it sounded like a good idea, so I added it to my registry. We did not receive it as a gift, but when I was in the hospital after giving birth, all the staff there used these types of thermometers. Now that my husband and I had seen them in action, we knew we needed to break down and get one, too.

I'm so glad we did! Before ours arrived in the mail, I tried to take Baby Girl's temperature once or twice with your typical digital thermometer and was afraid I wasn't holding it in the right place and she kept wiggling - it felt like it took forever to beep, indicating her temperature was done. And since I wasn't sure if it was accurate, I had to perform the process all over again just to check! It was enough to make me not want to check her temperature unless I thought she was on death's threshold!

Now, however, I can take her temperature any time I have the slightest inkling that she maybe, possibly,......

Katrena says "Exergen Temporal is Best Home Thermometer I have tried" about Exergen Temporal Scanner Infrared Thermometer

Katrena — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:05:23 GMT

I have used a LOT of different thermometers in a household with three daughters who used to have frequent sinus infections and a husband who really likes data, if you know what I mean.

Comparing Different Types of Thermometers:

Rectal temperatures are the most accurate, but they involve quite a bit of effort, particularly if I am checking high fevers frequently, which is what we did this past February/March when the flu wreaked havoc in our house. Older rectal thermometers in the home may contain mercury, which is no longer recommended due to safety reasons.

Axillary temperatures are easier, but sometimes it is difficult to keep a little one entertained while holding a thermometer under her arm for what seems like an eternity, and axillary thermometers are not particularly accurate.

Tympanic (ear) thermometers tend to have problems with accuracy. We had a tympanic thermometer that tended to have technical difficulties more often than not, and it had probe covers that were supposed to be...

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