Agreement between axillary, tympanic, and mid-forehead body temperature measurements in adult emergency department patients
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.19, no.4, pp.252-256, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 19 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.1097/mej.0b013e32834c5841
- Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.252-256
- Keywords: axillary, body temperature, emergency department, noncontact, tympanic, THERMOMETRY
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective To assess the agreement between noncontact infrared thermometer (noncontact) with infrared tympanic thermometer (tympanic) and electronic axillary thermometer (axillary) in an adult emergency department population.