Temperature taking in children

Abstract

■ Tempa-Dot single-use thermometers have been compared with mercury and tympanic thermometers in a paediatric setting. ■ The largest difference in mean temperature measured between devices was less than 0.2°C. ■ Differences between devices are less than the random scatter in any individual measurement. ■ It is argued that differences in measured temperature between thermometers are not clinically significant. ■ Tempa-Dot thermometers can be used with confidence to measure the temperatures of young children