In addition we tried to identify the rationale for their choices in. Core temperature regulation is a critical function of the body with deviations from as little as 35c resulting in serious and potentially fatal physiological impairment 37118.
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Measurement of body temperature in clinical. Although their efficacy in measuring core body temperature is debated13 oral temperature measurements are popular in many clinical settings13613 in 2 recent studies67 we attempted to identify the preferences of high school and college athletic trainers ats for using different core body temperature sites. Body temperature is one of the four main vital signs that must be monitored to ensure safe and effective care. Iso 80601 2 562017e medical electrical equipment part 2 56. Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of clinical thermometers for body temperature measurement. Its measurement and management during pyrexia. Human body temperature varies depending on where on the body the temperature is taken and the time of measurement.
The normal human body temperature is 37c. International journal of nursing practice. Sund levander m grodzinsky e. Temperature measurement is recommended by the national institute of clinical excellence a part of the initial assessment in acute illness in adults nice 2007 and by the scottish intercollegiate guidelines network guidelines for post operative management in adults sign. Body temperature is a measure of your bodys ability to make and get rid of heat. However no person always has exactly the same temperature at every moment of the day.
Which can fluctuate between the ranges 35c to 42c. It is developed for measuring the human body temperature. Hence the clinical thermometers have the range 35c to 42c. Temperature control thermoregulation is part of a homeostatic mechanism that keeps the organism at optimum operating temperature as the temperature affects the rate of chemical reactionsin humans the average internal temperature is 370 c 986 f though it varies around this point by 05 to 1 c. Childs c wieloch t lecky f machin g harris b stocchetti n. If you tell your doctor about your temperature reading be sure to say where it was taken.
Report of a consensus meeting on human brain temperature after severe traumatic brain injury. Clinical thermometers are meant for clinical purposes. The average normal temperature is 986f 37c. On the forehead or in the mouth rectum armpit or ear. Time for a change to assess and evaluate body temperature in clinical practice. The technical precision and clinical reliability in the use of the thermometer should not be confused.
Modern high quality thermometers measure with an accuracy of 01 c. It is a long narrow glass tube with a bulb containing mercury at the end. The use of oral temperature measurement in the clinical setting although it may not be as convenient as tympanic temperature measurement using the infrared temperature scanner.
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