Bleep, Bleep and You're Cooked! (Boots Digital Thermometer)

Member Name: ks.h

Product:	Boots Digital Thermometer
Date:	02/01/04 (413 review reads)
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Advantages: Accurate, Safe, Peace of mind

Disadvantages: None

After surviving the 'season to be merry' for another year it's back to normal again but you can guarantee that one by one family members will start to feel all aches and pains, tired, clammy and get the shivers.

Most of us over indulge during the festive season, too much to eat, too much to drink and too little sleep resulting in a weaker than normal immune system. In most cases we shrug off the lousy felling and get on with things, but it's always better to be safe than sorry.

Is it just a case of over indulgence or could it be you or one of your loved ones is actually running a high temperature and needs medication. Some early indications of high temperature include a red face and a sweaty, clammy feeling at the back of the neck. all doubts can be dispelled if you have a reliable thermometer and you know that the normal temperature in the mouth, ear or underarm of a human is between 38º and 38.8º C or 98.6º F (97.7ºto 99.1º F is acceptable).

For many years I made do with the plain and simple mercury thermometer. Now this is great if you have pretty good eyesight and are able to accurately read the temperature and if the patient is an older child or adult, but try using one of these thermometers on a small child and you don't stand a chance.

We've moved on a fair bit since my children were small and the only type of thermometer available was the simple mercury thermometer, that was made of glass and you couldn't safely put it under a small child's tongue for fear of them biting it.

Walk in to most reliable pharmacists now and you'll find at least three different types of thermometers; there's the type shaped like a dummy with a thermometer in the teat and a digital read out, then there's the strip thermometers that you place on the forehead again with a digital read out, of course you can still buy the simple mercury thermometer and if you really want to splash out you c
an spend anything between twenty and forty pounds for an ear temperature reader.

I invested in a Boots digital thermometer, they cost £8.49, a pretty reasonable price to pay for a little peace of mind.

My thermometer casing is part transparent, part blue tapering down its length with a small metal tip, there is an LCD screen on the widest part and it is stored in a wipe clean clear plastic case, some of the thermometers were in a solid white casing.

To use the thermometer you place the part with the metal tip either into the mouth or under the arm, if you have a small child it might be easier to place the thermometer under the arm and cuddle the child while taking the temperature, in that way the thermometer shouldn't get knocked out.

Once the thermometer has been in place for the required time it gives out a bleeping noise and the body temperature is easily readable from the LDC display.

I've always been pleased with my Boots digital thermometer and wish they had been available when my children were younger. It is simple to use, accurate and easy to read. The long life battery for the LCD display comes included with the thermometer and there is an automatic shut off, there is no glass or mercury in the thermometer and the thermometer also has a memory.

All in all and even though I no longer have small children I'm really pleased I invested in the Boots digital thermometer, it's very safe and offers peace of mind to young and old.

Available from most Boots stores and from www.boots.co.uk

Have a happy and healthy 2004!

© ks.h

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