There are two types of thermometers: Digital thermometer and mercury thermometer. Compared with the traditional mercury thermometer, the digital thermometer has the advantage that it does not contain mercury and is less harmful to the human body, so it is more popular. The digital thermometer is placed under the armpit for 5-10 minutes.
Because when the digital thermometer is measuring body temperature, there will be an obvious beep after a period of time. If the temperature is taken out immediately after the thermometer beeps, the reading may be low, you need to add 0.5 ℃, if after the beep, no Take out the thermometer immediately, wait 1-2 minutes to take out the thermometer, the temperature displayed at this time may be similar to the temperature of our human body, there is no need to add 0.5 ℃, so the time when the Digital thermometer is placed under the armpit to measure the temperature Try to control it for more than 5 minutes.
