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What precautions should you take while using a laboratory thermometer?
The thermometer should be kept upright not tilted. 2.) The bulb of the thermometer should be surrounded from all sides by the substance of which the temperature is to be measured. 3.) The bulb should no touch the surface of the container.
Do you leave the meat thermometer in while you are cooking?
You should not leave a meat thermometer in the turkey while it cooks. This is very dangerous and should be avoided.
How do you measure room temperature using thermometer?
-- Bring thermometer into room. -- Wave it around in the air of the room for a minute or two. -- Do not hold the thermometer in your hand or breathe on it. -- Wait a while for the room temperature to get through the thermometer glass. -- Look through the glass at the sliver of liquid inside the thermometer. Find the end of the liquid, and see what number is marked on the glass at the same level. That number is your room temperature.
What are precautions that are to taken while measuring the temperature in clinical thermometer?
the mercury should be at normal body temperature level before using it the thermometer should be cleaned after use with normal water the bulb of the thermometer should not be touched
Can mercury and alcohol mixed to become a thermometer?
Mercury and alcohol are not the thermometers but the liquids found in the thermometer they have different properties that make them uniqe for example alcohol is safe while mercury is poisonous,alcohol does not expand uniformly but has great expansion while mercury expands uniformly and has low expansion,alcohol is cheap while mercury is expensive,alcohol wets the glass while mercury does not.so alcohol can not combine to form a thermometer simply because they are the liquids found in it and not the thermometer itself.
What is the purpose of a dual scale thermometer?
Some people want to measure temperature in deg C while others prefer deg F. A dual scale thermometer will allow people to do what they prefer, but using only one thermometer.
Why is it important to hold a thermometer in place while doing a rectal temperature?
Guess: To keep the kid from turning over (so as not to damage the tissues with the glass instrument).
How do you take a rectal temperature an older child using a glass thermometer?
Rectal temperatures really aren't used that much in health care anymore because it's too invasive, and in infants inserting a rectal thermometer can damage the mucosa of the rectum. While it is the most accurate temperature, it's much better to use an oral thermometer, or one of the new temporal ones that simply go on the forehead. Also you said it was a glass thermometer, I'd be careful if it was very old because it could have mercury in it, in which case you need to dispose of it following your towns guidelines since it could break and cause a mercury spill which is never good.
How do you use a thermometers?
Stick the thermometer in what you would like to measuse. Wait a while, then take the thermometer out and read where the lines match up.Is a device used to measure temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles.
Where to take temp on kids?
A lot depends on the type of thermometer used and the age of the youngster. Assuming that the youngster is between the ages five to twelve years old, inclusive, the procedure for taking a youngster's temperature using a noninvasive thermometer (for example, an ear thermometer) is dependent of the manufacturer's instructions. Unfortunately, many caretakers have obtained inconsistent results when using noninvasive thermometers. There is no question that proper technique could be a reason for a lack of desired results. It has been suggested that the use of noninvasive thermometers would be best left to medical staff that have been properly trained to use these devices. Probe type thermometer yield the best results for a typical caretaker. Unless exceptional circumstances would apply, a youngsters temperature is taken orally using an electronic probe thermometer. Although considered outdated by the medical community, glass thermometers are still used in many households. Therefore, use of glass thermometers must be addressed for those caretakers that continue to use them. There are two main concerns when using a glass thermometer to take a youngster's temperature: (1) they are fragile and break into glass splinters, (2) take three to five minutes to register, depending on the manufacturer, and (3) the mercury fill is a powerful neurotoxin. The mercury fill is of most concern but can be avoided with careful handling. As an added precaution, it should be shaken down on a carpeted floor. Ordinarily, a youngster over the age of five years old can be depended upon to maintain a glass thermometer in his mouth for at least three minutes without a mishap and therefore have his temperature taken orally, while that capability would be in question for a youngster five years of age and so by default that youngster would be required to have his temperature taken rectally. However, those youngsters over the age of five years old that are intellectually deficient, have certain emotional disorders, or are immature should, for their own safety, have their temperatures taken rectally using a glass rectal thermometer. A caretaker that prefers using a glass thermometer to take a youngster's temperature would also likely have the resolve to take a youngster's temperature rectally. On the other hand, a nine year old boy, for example, would likely be annoyed and express displeasure at having a glass rectal thermometer securely lodged in his rear end, especially in light that his peers have their temperature taken orally and knowing that a rectal temperature would be reserved for a five year old boy. As such it would be difficult for him to accept that it is in his best interest that his temperature is being taken rectally. Over the course of recovering from an illness over a period of a week or more, at having his temperature taken rectally three or four times a day, he would eventually get accustomed to it.
Why lab thermometer do not have kink?
the temparature of the liquid must be read while the thermometer is in the liquid.since the level of mercury drops as soon as the thermometer is taken out of the liquid ,therefore no need of the kink in thermometer.
Why is it advised not to hold the thermometer by its bulb while reading it?
The temperature of your hand affects the reading of the thermometer.
