Question

Collect information from hospital or health centre about the precautions to be taken while reading temperature with a clinical thermometer

Answer 1

While handling a clinical thermometer one must take care about it so that is does not break.

It is brittle and prone to breakage.

At first the thermometer should be washed in antiseptic water for proper sanitation so that the patient does not catch germs and infections.

Then before measuring the temperature one should make sure that the mercury level is below 34 degree centigrade.

After the measurement is taken one should not hold the thermometer with its bulb and should read it along the mercury line.

Answer 2

Precautions to be taken while reading level of mercury in thermometer are as follows :

1. Hold the thermometer from its top end and read the level of mercury.

2. You can also give small je*ks before taking it in mouth.