[blparent] talking thermometers?

[Tay Laurie]

There was a thermometer that our school nurse had. it was a probe that you 
ran from side to side across the forehead, then touched to one of the neck 
arteries. It was fairly accurate. Is that the infrared?
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From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
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>I read about taking the rectal temperature in the parenting course, but I 
>never resorted to it because when you have a sick, cranky baby anyway, and 
>then you think about doing something like taking the diaper off, holding 
>the poor baby down, and sticking a thermometer where you wouldn't want it 
>to go yourself--I just never attempted it.  That infrared thermometer 
>sounds awesome.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
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> From: "sharon howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 7:39 AM
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>> I recently purchased an infrared thermometer through Blind Treasures. I 
>> do not have infants any more-they are long since grown-but the one I have 
>> measures temperature almost instantly by just touching a part of the 
>> body. One can also check room temperature. Other talking thermometers 
>> I've had are very slow. In the parenting course I teach for Hadley, we 
>> suggest the rectal temp as well, but a nurse friend said absolutely not. 
>> So in my opinion, whatever works.
>> Sharon Howerton, Instructor
>> The Hadley School for the Blind
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>> From: "Peggy" <pshald at neb.rr.com>
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>>
>>> Personally I never found the ear nor the forhead ones to be very 
>>> acurate. Maybe it was the case of you have to be smarter than the 
>>> thermometer ... I always just bought a regular one and took the temp 
>>> under his/her arm. Keeping in mind under the arm you add a degree.  I 
>>> don't think in my search of thermometers I've ever seen a rectal one.
>>> -----Original Message----- 
>>> From: Tay Laurie
>>> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 1:25 AM
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>>> Subject: [blparent] talking thermometers?
>>>
>>>    Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I know there are talking oral/axillary thermometers, but for an infant, 
>>> of course, the most accurate method is up the bottom. Are there any 
>>> talking rectal thermometers out there, and if so, where can they be 
>>> found? If not, is it ok to use an ear thermometer, and if so, do talking 
>>> ones exist, and where can they be found?
>>> Thanks for any help you can give. We're going to start stocking up on 
>>> things we'll need.
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