How about using it for taking a person's temperature if you think they may be running a fever?
301990
I don't think it should be used for that. First it is a laser light, and you should avoid shining it on skin or inside a body -- in the eyes it may blind you, and on the skin for a prolonged period may burn it. Second, to take a person's temperature you should take the internal temp, not the external because the skin temp varies too much to tell you if a person has a fever or not anyway.
301991
Bad idea. What I mean is the technology uses some type of beam and it may be very damaging to the eyes. I would never point at someone's face. Not worth the risk, society no longer accepts grandma's old fashion Mercury thermometer, even a well made one. In my day we would break open toys or thermometers to play with the Mercury. Society will not burn you at the stake if you buy a cheap thermometer at your nearest pharmacy or on-line - you should be able to find for under $25, usually don't last very long. Read the reviews and pray it will work when you need it too.
301992
NO. I just tried mine (down my throat) and it gave me THREE different readings. All were close, but not near close enough for medical purposes.
301993
It can tell if someone is relatively warm compared to someone else (believe me I've experimented), however does not give an accurate temperature for medical purposes. Usually it reads skin temperatures to be around the mid 80s, which doesn't really help when you're trying to figure out if you're feverish. There are skin thermometers that can read forehead temps, but they are tactile. Also I wouldn't want to point the laser towards someone's eyes!
301994
Lol. I have used it but not sure how accurate it is. The person was running a little hot. I would have a regular thermometer just in case.
2134085
I have only used it on adults but it gives accurate temp readings so I don't see why it would be different.
1007689
It is a cool tool. Couldn't use in a situation that you needed rapid answer for sick patient. Pt has to hold still for at least 30 seconds, so if they are in distress they can't hold it.
1932661
Absolutely! I always use it when I cook. Though it can't detect internal temperature like the others said, it's incredibly useful to know how hot your pan is. After using it for a while, you learn exactly what temperature you need to have to get the best results. It's improved my cooking more than any other tool.
1916132
You can get the external temperature of a forehead by pointing it at a head, although when you are checking for a fever you are looking for the internal temperature, so no.
230154
Yes, it may be used on any surface but I wouldn't use it for medical reasons. It's not as accurate as a thermometer used to check for a fever on babies. I wouldn't trust it for that use.
193667
I don't think you would have a problem. If you have added anything such a medications you might want to check the labels as to excess heat.
689818
Yes, but since it's an outside temp rather than internal, don't expect it to match normal readings. I've been thinking of using this with, say, sleeping grandchildren who may have a fever. My first step will be to run some trials to establish what this thermometer reads when things are normal. Then I will have the baseline for determining fever. The only issue is that it is a laser beam, so when using it on any person who is awake, be sure the laser doesn't hit them in the eye!
2194851
I have not used it to measure body temperature yet, but the others are a yes
1033374
Yes. Only problem is that you must use it in the exact angle or it won't read the correct temperature.
1533840
it will give you a reading, but it wont be accurate for that. It will just be measuring skin temperature, not body temperature.
2151946
Not sure how temperature applies, let alone if it's in C or F. This works with your phone over Bluetooth to provide hands free operation of your phone and streaming via your phone to your FM radio if you'd like to listen to music. I don't think temp applies because I don't think it's for external use.
1533842
Unfortunately, no. IR thermometers read surface temperature only, which is fairly useless for checking fevers. Even on the hottest night in the kitchen, I've only seen people read around 90f. Just use a medical thermometer, there's no better way to check a fever.
1583021
Yes, but be aware that it only measures temperature when you ask it to (from the app). It doesn't monitor conditions continuously.
1467683
If your androids are consistently overheating then this would be a suitable device to lower their temperature, yes
1875374
My wife ordered it and she said yes you could use it for that. She also said it always says 20 degrees Celsius if it's in her classroom.
1587442
yes , you can use it to check the temperature.but the one I bought just so happens it doesn't work at all.so the answer is No because this product is terrible.