[Kerry Palmer LPT]

Hi All, a further update from my previous comment. We have purchased some Genius 3’s and have repeated engineer call outs because of incorrect readings – usually low. To date we have tested 3 different types of infrared technology, all of which need to be located in the room with a patient 30 minutes prior to taking a reading to ensure any kind of accuracy so we arent able to use these in community services / patients homes and the wards that have them currently dont like them because they are temperamental. We have also just purchased some Zeal thermometers & I have yet to see how our services get on with them. As a contingency we are purchasing the TempaDot disposable thermometers & these are issued to all of our locations. They appear to read accurately but they dont give an instant result (60 seconds to take a reading). If anyone has a non contact thermometer they could recommend that would be great.
thanks all.

[Kerry Palmer LPT]

HI, we’ve been having real issues with thermometry equipment across the board. The Braun Pro 6000 is our standardised product but we cant get our hands on any due to short supply. As an alternative, we purchased non contact infrared thermography equipment and when tested against the tympanics they are consistantly showing upto a 1 degree c difference (usually a low reading), so they ones we have purchased are pretty much useless. We have suggested out Community services (DN’s/Integrated Care) use 3M TempaDot disposables in the interim until we can obtain tympanics.

Eddie, thanks for the info you have attached I will have a read though the ISO guidelines and the link.

Given the inaccuracies with the infrared devices and the shortage of tympanics, are there any other alternatives available for use? Out trust is Community Hospitals, Community Services, Adult MH, CAMHS, Childrens Services, LD Services and MHSOP so we need multiple additional devices to be able to effectively deliver our services.

Can we use the Braun thermoscan IRT6020/IRT6520. On the instructions is says for domestic use only. Are they reliable enough for professional use?
https://www.braunhealthcare.com/uk_en/thermometers/ear/thermoscan-7

thanks in advance,
Kerry

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