PROCEDURE. 1. Select contact infrared tympanic thermometer

1. Select contact infrared tympanic thermometer.

2. Remove the probe cover from the container and attach it to probe tip. Prevents contamination.

3. Position child for access to ear. Turn his/her head to one side. Pull the pinna down and back for a child under 3 years of age and up and back for a child over 3 years of age. Provides access to the ear canal.

NOTE: Do not use the ear on the side the child has been lying on. The ear in contact with a surface can build up heat and give abnormally high reading.

5. Gently insert the probe tip into the external ear canal. Use firm pressure to obtain an adequate seal. Prevents trauma to the ear canal and ensures accurate temperature reading. (Figure 5)

NOTE: A better seal (thus a more accurate assessment of the body temperature) is generally achieved using the right hand to take a temperature from the right ear and the left hand to take a temperature from the left ear.

6. Quickly achieve a seal making sure the probe tip is aimed toward the tympanic membrane. As soon as the probe is in place press the scan button. Measures temperature by measuring infrared energy from tympanic membrane. Pressure of the probe in the ear canal can draw down the temperature, leading to an abnormally low reading.

7. Remove probe after temperature is displayed. Read display.

8. Remove probe cover and discard; replace probe in a storage container. Prevents probe damage.

9. Return tympanic thermometer to charging unit.

10. Wash hands. Reduces transmission of microorganisms.

Vocabulary Notes:

1. Pulse (apical; radial; peripheral)   2. To take/ count the pulse; 3. Point of maximal impulse 4. A sound / lub-dub sound   5. To evaluate the pulse deficit 6. To feels the pulse 7. Assess the pulse for rate, rhythm, amplitude (strength) 8. elasticity of vessel (distention of vessel) 9. pulse oximetry 10. pulse oximeter   11. to set up oximeter   12. Pulse site (brachial, radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, and dorsalis pedis (pedal))

Пульс (верхушечный; лучевой; периферический); Измерять/ подсчитывать пульс; Точка максимального импульса; Звук/ синкопический (синкопный) пульс; Оценить недостаток пульса; Чувствовать пульс (пульсацию); Оценивать частоту, ритм, амплитуду (силу, интенсивность) пульса; Эластичность сосудов (расширение сосудов); Оксиметрия пульса; Пульсовой оксиметр (прибор для измерения оксиметрии); Установить оксиметр;   Местонахождение пульса (плечевой; лучевой; бедренный; подколенный; расположенный на задней поверхности берцовой кости; расположенный на внешней стороне стопы)

Ex.2 Read and translate the text. Define the syntactic functions of the ing-forms: