Oral thermometer mouth to contain how long?

In daily life, we will find that many people have fever for some reason, general weakness, headache and heat. At this time, temperature measurement is needed in time. The most common clinical measurement methods are oral measurement and armpit measurement, but many people do not know how long oral measurement should be taken. So do you know how long you have to keep an oral thermometer in your mouth?

Clinically, the method of oral temperature measurement is very common, first of all, the thermometer should be sterilized, and then the sterilized thermometer into the patient's tongue, let the patient tightly close the mouth, wait for 5 minutes, that is, the thermometer needs to be contained in the patient's mouth for about 5 minutes, wait until 5 minutes after the thermometer is taken out, At this time, the data can be read. If the body temperature is between 36.2 and 37.3℃, it belongs to the normal range, and we do not need to be nervous and worried, but if it exceeds the normal temperature, we should be treated in time.

Although oral measurement can measure human body temperature, it is worth noting that patients should not breathe through the mouth when taking body temperature, so as not to affect the result of body temperature measurement. Moreover, infants and patients with mental confusion are not recommended to take oral measurement, because the thermometer contains mercury, if accidentally bitten off. It will cause certain impact and harm to patients, so we must pay attention when taking oral measurement. In addition, if we find that our body temperature is higher than the normal value after the measurement, we need to take effective treatment measures.

How long should I keep the thermometer in my mouth? This problem has been troubling the majority of friends, in fact, oral temperature measurement takes about 5 minutes, if the measurement time is relatively short, it will affect the measurement results to some extent, so when you take oral temperature measurement, you must put the thermometer in the mouth for about 5 minutes, and then take the thermometer out to read the data. If the temperature is normal, you don't need to worry. If the temperature is too high, you need to go to the hospital.