Author Name: Kadwiaka V.X. Maxikalla
Clinical thermometer is considered to be the thermometer used for clinical purposes by human beings. It is the widely used type of thermometer within home these days. It is designed very aesthetically to minimize the risk of cross-contamination between the patients.
In earlier times the particular thermometers were constituted with mercury. But the main problem of the Mercury Thermometers is that if it gets broken, it may pose some serious problem to the human health or environmental surroundings. Furthermore, these thermometers are very difficult to use as it has to be shaken few times before usage to reset the level of the mercury.
These types of thermometers are inserted into the mouth, ear, armpit or anus to get the precise reading. It can also be used by way of forehead. It is really important that this thermometer should be sterilized properly at regular intervals to avoid any contamination.
Keeping into consideration the cross-contamination issue numerous companies have started intriguing design of thermometer which usually incorporates probe covers and are disposable in nature. These can be thrown away after use to avoid the passing of microorganisms among patients.
We may have several types of Clinical thermometer flourishing in the market such as:
Liquid expansion thermometer: This type of thermometer measures the difference in volume such as mercury or alcohol.
Bimetallic thermometer: this usually measures the change within the length of the metal strips. It records the change in expansion, bending when heated or fastening with each other.
Chemical thermometer: these are the disposable ones and are used only one time.
Gas thermometer: This particular thermometer measures the change in the volume as well as pressure of gas.
Platinum Resistance Thermometer: it measures the resistance increase in specific metal wires with the increase in temperature.
Digital thermometers: These types of thermometers make use of thermocouples or thermistors to record the desirable change in temperature. These are widely used in the form of clinical, food and outdoor thermometers.
The list for clinical thermometers is never ending so you may choose your desirable type based upon your requirement and affordability.