Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer MODEL# TAT-2000C
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Customer Reviews of Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer MODEL# TAT-2000C
Customer Review: Please don't waste your time with this device ...
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this Temporal Thermometer as a present for my wife, who is an ER RN is the Los Angeles area. We had been looking for about a week for a dependable and consistent thermometer for our child when I broke down a few days from her birthday and got this.
When she saw the device she was pretty unhappy about it as she had been forced for over a week to use these devices at her work, which proved to be more trouble and a larger headache in the institutional setting then they were worth. All of the Temporal Thermometers were tossed into a box and collected up and either most likely returned for a credit or tossed. Time is of the essence.
But I was intrigued and opened the package anyway and we experimented and test-ran this thermometer for about a month side by side with another thermometer, the Braun Thermoscan. I saw exactly the same results that she dealt with at her work. Here are some examples of the inconsistency:
1. Have a temperature or a fever? Error results or repeated inaccurate readings by more than one-point-five and sometime two-point-five degrees, which is huge.
2. Moisture on forehead ... from the fever ...? Error results or repeated inaccurate readings.
3. Head angle and forehead shape will dictate whether or not the device will even work.
4. Different degrees register on different portions of the same forehead.
5. Different degrees register with darker skin(!) That's the first time for that one.
Some of the reviews tell you that you need to practice with the device and develop a technique, which is absolutely absurd. What? You're supposed to go around the neighborhood interfering with other parents when their kids are sick to work on your 'technique'? Gimme a break, please. It's a thermometer , it should work and work consistently. Unfortunately it doesn't do what it's supposed to do and therefore Exergen should take this product back to the drawing board and also remove the labeling on the front about how it's the most accurate, which it is very clearly not.
I openly suspect a lot of these positive five-star reviews of this product have been placed by people directly related with this company as an ad effort. And coming from a long-time review on Amazon, this kind of thing is more rampant than you might think.
Don't buy this, getting your money back will be harder then taking a temp.
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Customer Review: Please don't waste your time with this device ...
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this Temporal Thermometer as a present for my wife, who is an ER RN is the Los Angeles area. We had been looking for about a week for a dependable and consistent thermometer for our child when I broke down a few days before her birthday and got this.
When she saw the device she was pretty unhappy about it as she had been forced for over a week to use these devices at her work, which proved to be more trouble and a larger headache in the institutional setting then they were worth. All of the Temporal Thermometers were tossed into a box and collected up and either most likely returned for a credit or tossed. Time is of the essence.
But I was intrigued and opened the package anyway and we experimented and test-ran this thermometer for about a month side by side with another thermometer, the Braun Thermoscan. I saw exactly the same results that she dealt with at her work. Here are some examples of the inconsistency:
1. Have a temperature or a fever? Error results or repeated inaccurate readings by more than one-point-five and sometime two-point-five degrees, which is huge.
2. Moisture on forehead ... from the fever ...? Error results or repeated inaccurate readings.
3. Head angle and forehead shape will dictate whether or not the device will even work.
4. Different degrees register on different portions of the same forehead.
5. Different degrees register with darker skin(!) That's the first time for that one.
Some of the reviews tell you that you need to practice with the device and develop a technique, which is absolutely absurd. What? You're supposed to go around the neighborhood interfering with other parents when their kids are sick to work on your 'technique'? Gimme a break, please. It's a thermometer , it should work and work consistently. Unfortunately it doesn't do what it's supposed to do and therefore Exergen should take this product back to the drawing board and also remove the labeling on the front about how it's the most accurate, which it is very clearly not.
I openly suspect a lot of these positive five-star reviews of this product have been placed by people directly related with this company as an ad effort. And coming from a long-time review on Amazon, this kind of thing is more rampant than you might think.
Don't buy this, getting your money back will be harder then taking a temp.
Customer Review: Practice makes perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
Three years, two batteries, and lots of use and abuse -- still going strong. We used to go through three $7 cheapo digitals a year before we bought the Exergen, which was a replacement for a new Braun ear thermometer that didn't handle ear-infection fevers and was uncomfortable for the sick person.
It's a simple procedure, with practice. Note the previous advice to make sure the button is only depressed DURING thermometer contact with skin. We've learned to make four passes: each half of the forehead (middle to near-ear, tracing a "shallow wavy line" to make sure we're catching the right spots), and firmly pressed in the hollow under each ear lobe (after "airing it out" for 30s to avoid heat trapped by long hair, pillows, etc.). Remember to give a previously-probed area at least a half-minute or so to "recover" if you want to probe it again -- the probe will have slightly cooled the skin. My four readings per set were within 0.2 degrees F after a few sessions of practice, and each set takes about 20s, or about a minute if "ear-airing" is necessary. The beeping is helpful once you get tuned into the "good-readings" patterns.
If temp readings start to look erratic, try wiping the lens area (especially the shiny cone) with soft cloth slightly dampened with alcohol. Skin oil can film over the works and distort readings. We found that multiple erratic and "ERR" readings meant it was time to change the battery. (Hold it door-side up, probe-end facing you: Firmly push door ridges away from you with your thumbs.)
We use a newer model at preschool. I tell the kid, "Here comes the magic probe!," make beeping robot noises, and show him/her each reading. Most kids are fascinated enough to sit still for it. Our kids are special-needs, and the probe is much less invasive and quicker to use on touch-sensitive autistic children than other thermometers. Even with a squirmy, unhappy child, we can at least find or rule out "official fevers" (100.4F and above). The school's model has disposable covers, but I find them unwieldy (likely a practice thing) and prefer to alcohol-wipe the probe between coverless uses.
Like others, I wish it was back-lit (though batteries would drain faster). A beeper-off switch for the benefit of acutely sensitive ears (or lightly sleeping babies) would be helpful. Otherwise, it's great.
Customer Review: a must for every baby shower wish list
Summary: 5 Stars
I was very excited to receive the Exergen Temporal Scanner Thermometer. As a mom for over 18 years, I've used ear thermometers as well as standard digital thermometers orally and under the arm and never really liked them. The Temporal Scanner Thermometer was so easy to use; just stroke across the forehead while holding the button and voila you have an accurate reading. No concerns about getting the child to sit still for an underarm temp, no worry about is the thermometer under their tongue and no extra pain when a child is ill with an earache. I so wish the Temporal Scanner Thermometer had been available when my children were babies but it will still come in quite handy with the adults, teens and children in my home.
When I first tested the thermometer I was getting a low reading but then I read the instructions (always important with a newly acquired product) and realized that in order to work accurately the thermometer needed to warm to the ambient room temperature since it had been in a cold UPS truck all day. I tried the thermometer on both myself and Theresa, my 11 year old daughter. It was simple and easy to use. I then decided to put the Exergen Temporal Scanner Thermometer to the test; I figured if a 10 year old boy could read and follow the instructions, any adult could do the same. I gave John the Quick Start Card; he read the directions and then easily and accurately took my temperature.
The one downside to this forehead thermometer is the packaging. It is not packed in a cardboard box but rather in a hard plastic hanging display case that required a pair of scissors and muscles of steel to open. It does come with a clear plastic cover for the probe so it can be easily stored in a drawer or cabinet without fear of being damaged. The Exergen Temporal Scanncer Thermometer comes with a fresh 9 volt battery, a Quick Start Card (with illustrations) and a booklet of instructions. Not only does the booklet explain how to use the thermometer but it also explains why a temporal artery temperature is more accurate, how the Temporal Scanner Thermometer works and explains clinical information about normal body vs. normal temporal artery temperature.
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This is a Mama Buzz review. The product was provided by Exergen Corporation for this review
Customer Review: ~*~*~IF YOU USE THIS CORRECTLY IT DOES WORK GREAT~YOUR DR CAN SHOW YOU~*~*~
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband picked this up at [...] several months ago because my girls keep getting ear infections & fevers and waking a sleeping baby to take their temperature is not a smart thing to do & makes for even grumpier babies. I think my girls were around 4 months old when we got this-they are now almost 14 months, I use this on a regular basis & it DOES work and is pretty darn accurate. NOTHING is as accurate as a rectal thermomemer.
You do need to use this several times until you get the hang of it. My husband and I tried it on ourselves, eachother & both our girls several times and in the first day we knew how to use it. No, this probably won't give you the exact same number everytime you do it but you're probably not putting it in the exact same place or for the exact same amount of time, etc. But you don't need the exact temperature, IF you do this correctly you will have a close enough idea IF they have a fever.
I keep this on our changing table and normally several times a week I take my girls temperatures. Why? For one thing it gives me an idea of what their normal temperature is, my girls LOVE when I do it(they get excited when I get it out) and I know exactly how to do it.
IF you have this & can't get it to work correctly or want to make sure you are using it correctly, take it to your childs DR or your DR and have them show you how to use it properly.
I recommend having this & a rectal thermometer for babies/toddlers because that is the most accurate way to check their temperature. If the Exergen says my girls have a fever over 101 then I always check it with a rectal thermometer as well to make sure I know their exact temps. Like about a month ago one of my girls had a consistently high fever for days, a couple hours after I layed her down I took the Exergen to check her temp because she felt hot, it was over 103 so I woke her up to take her temp rectally and it was 104.9(I recommend Vicks Baby Rectal Thermometer)
I think this is AWESOME & VERY EASY TO USE!!
My girls have always HATED getting their temperature taken under the arm. They don't mind the Exergen or Rectal though.