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The next generation in clinical fever thermometers

The next generation in clinical fever thermometers. The Importance of Temperature Monitoring. What can temperature tell ?

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The next generation in clinical fever thermometers

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  1. The next generation in clinical fever thermometers

  2. The Importance of Temperature Monitoring • What can temperature tell ? • A fever is one of the body's immune responses that attempts to neutralize a bacterial or viral infection.  A fever can be caused by many different conditions ranging from benign to potentially serious. • Fever is a common symptom of many medical conditions: • Infectious diseases,e.g., influenza, HIV, malaria, infectious mononucleosis, or gastroenteritis • Various skin inflammations,e.g., boils, or abscess • Immunological diseases,e.g., lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, inflammatory bowel diseases, Kawasaki disease • Tissue destruction, which can occur in hemolysis, surgery, infarction, crush syndrome, rhabdomyolysis, cerebral hemmorrhage,etc. • Reaction to incompatible blood products • Cancers, most commonly kidney cancer and leukemia and lymphomas • Metabolic disorders,e.g., gout or porphyria • Thrombo-embolic processes,e.g., pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis

  3. Small change; Big difference. • The importance of closely and accurately monitoring body temperature lies in the fact that a fever ; which as described earlier, could be a symptom of a number of different-not so serious or serious conditions- is indicated by a very small change in temperature. A SMALL CHANGE from 102◦F to 104◦F- makes a very BIG DIFFERENCE

  4. The Thermometer Story • Glass Mercury-. This was the preffered thermometer for a long period of time as it gave a fairly accurate reading. However it came with a family of problems too such as breakage, firing up in high heat conditions, slow reset and inefficient readability. Around the 1990’s, in many regions of the world, it was decided that it was too risky to handle. The vigorous shaking required to reset the thermometer often resulted in breakage and spilling of the poisonous mercury content. • Digital- Attempted to replace glass mercury thermometers but came with an array of it s own problems such as ; high price, extra costs for batteries and maintenance and a lack of accuracy in many instances particularly if battery is low. • Other types of thermometers also came into use in recent yrs. such as Ear and Forehead Thermometers but they haven t had a lasting impact due to prevailing issues in regard to accuracy , or due to inconvenient methods of use and price.

  5. The Next Generation • Nextemp • Disposable Thermometer • Reusable Thermometer in a Wallet Card. • TraxIt • Continous reading, Wearable Thermometer.

  6. How to Use • The last black Dot indicates the patients temperature. • NexTemp; • Place in heat pocket under tongue or in axilla. • One minute under tongue and three minutes in axilla. • TraxIt ; • Peel off and adhere to axilla. • First reading after 2-3 minutes. Continuous readings thereafter.

  7. Made for Accuracy • Each Dot/Cavity is filled with a chemical that is set to react at a specific temperature. It is not a prediction of the temperature it is ; Precision Phase Change Technology

  8. Safety • The chemicals (only 2 milligrams of liquid crystal chemicals) are fully encapsulated by a clear polymeric film which prevents contact. While this provides as an extra safety precaution, the chemical has passed rigorous tests to prove it’s safety as per U.S.A safety requirements. • NexTemp and TraxIt are both Latex Free and Mercury Free.

  9. Applications- Nextemp • Disposable : • Ideal for use in all medical institutes • Throw away the Germs • Economical ; No Breakage, No extra costs. • Reusable : • Convenient wallet card • Easily Cleaned

  10. Applications- TraxIt • For difficult-to-take temperatures, and continous readings • Ideal for infants, aged, post operative patients/ unconcious patients and patients overcome with coughing, weakness or vomiting. • Also ideal for all ages in illnesses that require continuous readings such as dengue, viral infections and malaria. • Adheres easily and stays on through bathing.

  11. Quality Assurance • Manufactured by ‘Medical Indicators’ in the USA- Nextemp and TraxIt are FDA registered, Class І Medical Devices. • Also approved and registered by the CDDA, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka.

  12. The Advantage • Safe • Accurate • Easy to Read • Fast and automatic reset • No Glass • Latex Free • Mercury Free • Environmentally Friendly • No special storage conditions required • Economical/Affordable; No Breakage, No extra costs.

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