ThermoScan^® 技術

為什麼要測量耳溫？

測量體溫的目的是要測量中樞軀幹的溫度³ ，也就是身體內重要器官的溫度。因為耳膜和大腦體溫控制中心⁴—下視丘有著相同的血液供應，所以耳溫能夠準確地反映中樞軀幹的體溫⁵。因此，耳朵會比身體其他部位更能快速而準確地反映體溫的變化。 腋溫只是體表溫度，因此並不能可靠地反映中樞軀幹的溫度;口腔溫度則會受飲食及呼吸影響;直腸溫度的變化通常比中樞軀幹體溫的變化延遲，而且有可能造成交叉感染。經臨床證實，百靈牌耳溫槍比在直腸或太陽穴測溫更為準確⁶ 。

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