Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital’s whitepaper examines how the TRITEMP™ forehead non-contact infrared (NCIR), compares to traditional contact thermometers in pediatric outpatient settings. This study compared the accuracy, usability, and overall effectiveness of the TRITEMP™ against the currently used temporal scanner thermometer. …
Category: Infection Control
How to improve Infection Control in Hospitals
Over the past years, hospitals have become increasingly aware of Infection Control, with extra PPE usage and increased measures to …
Medical thermometers, an important diagnostic tool for nurses and healthcare professionals
Enhanced Patient Care In the healthcare environment, understanding a patient’s core body temperature is of paramount importance. Medical thermometers serve …
How Accurate are Non-Contact Thermometers?
Why is the Quality of a Thermometer Important? The thermometer is part of the very foundation of healthcare, in every …
Why Is Infection Control So Important In Hospitals?
What Is Infection Control (IC) ? The CDC refers to infection control measures as the actions aimed at preventing or …
What is the best thermometer for COVID-19?
COVID-19 and Temperature Measurement Two years ago, on March 11th, 2020, COVID-19 was announced as a global pandemic[1] that turned …
The Burden of Hospital Acquired Infections on Health Systems
What is a Hospital Acquired Infection? A Hospital-Acquired Infection (HAI) (also know as a Healthcare-Associated Infection (HCAI) or nosocomial infection) …
Easy ways for US Hospitals to reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections
What is a Hospital-Acquired Infection ? Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) are infections that develop in a hospital or other health care …
Which Thermometer Types are Best?
What Makes Different Thermometer Types Medically Graded? Not all thermometers types are designed for medical or clinical use, and choosing …
4 Key Infection Control Strategies in Healthcare
More than half of hospital-acquired infections are considered preventable[1]. Although many hospitals set out to tackle this problem by implementing …
