Forehead thermometers

i use a digital electronic thermometer usually, but do have forehead strips for the kids who refuse the oral temps.

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I'm sorry I should have been more clear, I am talking about the new forehead thermometers, that you place in the middle of the forehead and swipe over the temple. Not the old school strips.

I have an Exergen Temporal Scanner. You can either use a cover or clean it with alcohol. I like it, but still prefer my oral thermometer. Not sure how much money you will save if you use it with covers, but I don't think I would want to "clean" it after every use. So, I use covers.

I have used the forehead thermometers at one of my schools and it works so much better than the oral ones that I have this year at one of my schools. I am thinking about purchasing one out of my own pocket for this school. It is not hard to clean after each use, we used alcohol prep pads and it worked great.

I purchased one personally for work (I work in LTC), very easy to clean, maintain, and suprisingly accurate. Even went and bought one for home too.

I use an Exergen temporal artery thermometer and I love it! Portable, easy to clean with an alcohol prep pad and I am able to get a temp on even my most resistant special needs students.

I use a temporal thermometer as well. They are great for students with down's and our special ed kids. I also use one at home on my own kids. I know others who are also pleased with these thermometers.

I used an exergen last year. I liked it. However, they seem to only last about 2 years max when used a lot!

I worked in an ED that used them for two years. They are very easy to use, but they were not at all accurate. We had temp deviations of 3-4 degrees in children, and generally would use the hand on forehead method to decide if we needed to put the child through a rectal or oral temp.