At this stage of the market, there are aluminum prototype four key thermometers: mercury thermometer (* traditional type), electronic thermometer (divided into hard and soft head), ear temperature gun and forehead thermometer four. In addition, there are also some smart wearable device thermometer and temporal temperature gun, due to the application of less here also do not analyze.
In accordance with the accuracy, the order is mercury thermometer > electronic thermometer > ear thermometer > forehead thermometer.
According to the convenience of the adoption, the order is the forehead thermometer > ear thermometer > electronic thermometer > mercury thermometer.

The advantages and disadvantages of each are described below.

Mercury thermometer
Very traditional, at this stage most Avalonminer hospital clinics will still use liquid mercury to take the baby's temperature.
Advantages: accurate measurement accuracy
Disadvantages: temperature measurement time is long, children are not easy to cooperate with each other. With mercury, and is a glass and steel products, very easy to break and may produce mercury poisoning.
Status: Due to the safety risks, many institutions worldwide do not recommend the use of mercury thermometers at this stage.

Electronic thermometers

Often seen as an alternative braun digital ear thermometer to mercury thermometers.
Advantages: higher accuracy, temperature measurement is completed with sound or font style change of the alert. There are some products can measure oral temperature, underarm temperature and rectal temperature.
Disadvantages: temperature measurement time is longer, slightly less accurate than mercury thermometer
Status: We tested 13 models, the ambient temperature measurement error are within ± 0.2 ℃ (national standard provisions). Because the accuracy is higher in the electronic temperature measurement equipment, and adequate security, proposed essential at home.

Ear temperature gun

Many family environments with small children will be selected.
Advantage:Temperature measurement is rapid and more accurate than frontal thermometer
Disadvantages: high standards for staff, if the use of unreasonable, and can not be accurately measured accurately. Poor accuracy, much less than liquid mercury and electronic thermometer.
Status: At this stage, the accuracy of the ear temperature gun on the market are very low, we tested 12 ear temperature gun, only one counted as sloppy to meet the corresponding specifications (GB21417.1-2008 medical equipment infrared thermometer part * ear gun type). In addition, because the baby's ear hole is short, it is not recommended for children within 6 months of application.

Forehead thermometer
Like the ear thermometer, many family environments with small children will pick.
Advantage: Temperature measurement is *quick* among the main four devices.
Disadvantage: there is no accuracy to talk about.
Current situation: temperature measurement is fast, what is the role of inaccuracy? People measured 15 models of forehead thermometer, * the big deviation can do 2.43 ℃! Such a large deviation is very harmful to the mother little baby is not taking medication to do distinguish.