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Chicago Public Schools announced on May 1st New policies for sick students that utilize a forehead thermometer
"Under the new policies, students with symptoms of both a fever and a cough will be tested with a disposable forehead thermometer. If a student's temperature is under 100 degrees, the school will determine whether the student can stay at school or be sent home. If the temperature is over 100, the student must be sent home, and will be kept out of the classroom until a parent or guardian picks him or her up." Cbs2chicago.com May 1st 2009
"Mary Pappas, head nurse at St. Francis Prep, holds one of 5000 disposable forehead thermometers ordered by the school to help fight against swine flu" New York Daily News September 8, 2009".
Forehead thermometers decrease the potential for cross contamination by utilizing the forehead for fever screening and minimizing caregiver / patient contact. Thermostrip is new forehead thermometer supplied in bulk for institutions or in a convenient kit that contains a reusable thermometer designed for multiple uses and 4 disposable adhesive backed thermometers that adhere to the skin, allowing for self application and continuous temperature monitoring where fever is suspected.
Thermostrip utilizes a unique moving line to record temperature, is easy to read and responds fast to forehead temperature fluctuations. Thermostrip is latex free, does not require batteries nor contain mercury and is ready to use after extended storage.
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