Information About Body Temperature - Riester ri-thermo fastPRObe Instructions D'utilisation

1. Recall button
2. Position button
3. Display
4. Thermometer probe
5. Thermometer probe insert
6. Thermometer probe connector
7. Timer button
8. Mount for probe cover box
9. Battery compartment
10. Button for probe cover release
11. Spiral cable
12. Thermometer probe connector
13. Thermometer probe tip
14. Probe cover
3.

Information about Body Temperature

It is a common misconception that 37 °C is the 'normal' body temperature.
It is a mistake to assume that the "normal" body temperature is 37 ° C. It's the
average body temperature. Age, gender, measurement point and time of day de-
termine normal body temperature. It is usually lower in the morning, higher in the
afternoon and something again usually lower in the evening. Patient's particular
activity, metabolic rate or medications taken are factors that affect body tempera-
ture include. With increasing age, the normal body temperature also tends to drop.
Due to the different measuring points on the body, the measured temperatures are
not directly comparable.
In the following table according to the age of the patient and measuring point the
normal temperatures are listed.
Body temperature
measuring
points
Patient age
Mount /
Oral measuring
Armpit /
Axillary
measuring
Rectum /
Rectal measuring
Ear
Heart
36
Normal body temperatures according to patient age
0-2 years 3-10 years
- 35,5 °C -
- 37,5 °C
95,9 °F -
99,5 °F
34,7 °C - 35,9 °C -
37,3 °C 36,7 °C
94,5 °F -
96,6 °F -
99,1 °F 98,0 °F
36,6 °C - 36,6 °C -
38,0 °C 38,0 °C
97,9 °F - 97,9 °F -
100,4 °F 100,4 °F
36,4 °C - 36,1 °C -
38,0 °C 37,8 °C
97,5 °F - 97,0 °F -
100,4 °F 100,0 °F
36,4 °C - 36,4 °C -
37,8 °C 37,8 °C
97,5 °F - 97,5 °F -
100,0 °F 100,0 °F
above 65
11-65 years
years
36,4 °C - 35,8 °C -
37,6 °C 36,9 °C
97,6 °F - 96,4 °F -
99,6 °F 98,5 °F
35,2 °C - 35,6 °C -
36,9 °C 36,3 °C
95,3 °F - 96,0 °F -
98,4 °F 97,4 °F
37,0 °C - 36,2 °C -
38,1 °C 37,3 °C
98,6 °F - 97,1 °F -
100,6 °F 99,2 °F
35,9 °C - 35,8 °C -
37,6 °C 37,5 °C
96,6 °F - 96,4 °F -
99,7 °F 99,5 °F
36,8 °C - 35,9 °C -
37,9 °C 37,1 °C
98,2 °F - 96,9 °F -
100,2 °F 98,8 °F