Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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Comparative Study
The accuracy of the tympanic membrane thermometer in detecting fever in infants aged 3 months and younger in the emergency department setting.
To evaluate the accuracy of fever detection using the tympanic membrane thermometer in infants age 3 months and younger in a general ED clinical setting. ⋯ The tympanic membrane thermometer provided a reliable temperature reading in a high percentage of the sample population when the infant was afebrile. It was less reliable in detecting the presence of fever in this same age group. Febrile temperature readings obtained by the tympanic membrane thermometer within this age group may need to be compared with a rectal mode reading to accurately determine the presence of fever.
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It is evident that AEDs may be used by minimally trained first responders to terminate VF safely and rapidly in victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. To enhance patient survival of out-of-hospital VF, there must be coordination between AED-trained first responders and ACLS providers.