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While teaching the correct method of reading a clinical thermometer to class VIII students, Neha mentions the following necessary precautions to be taken. Which of following precautions have been wrongly mentioned above:

While teaching the correct method of reading a clinical thermometer to class VIII students, Neha mentions the following necessary precautions to be taken. Which of following precautions have been wrongly mentioned above: Correct Answer Thermometer should be washed with hot water before and after use.

Several precautions need to be taken while reading a clinical thermometer.

Important Points

  • The thermometer should be washed before and after each use.
  • Do not use hot water to wash the thermometer.
  • Do not hold the thermometer by the bulb while taking the reading.
  • Ensure that before use, the mercury level in the thermometer is below 35°C.
  • Read the thermometer keeping the level of mercury along the line of sight.
  • Handle thermometer with care.

Hence, we can conclude that the thermometer should not be washed with hot water.

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