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Description: | scale from 95 to 114 in increments of 0.2 (printed along the length of the front of the thermometer) M.M.P. FRASER GLASGOW 7552 (printed on the reverse of the thermometer) MANU M.M.P. Fraser Mid 20th century Glasgow Scotland This is a clinical thermometer for measuring the body temeperature of a patient. It is callibrated in degrees Fahrenheit and has normal body temperature marked on the scale at 98.4. It would be placed under the tongue, in the armpit, in the rectum or in the groin. Although it says that this is a half minute thermometer, nurses were advised to leave the thermometer in situ for three minutes to ensure a steady reading. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | THERMOMETER : GLASGOWCOLLEGEOFNURSING : NURSING : TEACHING : CLINICAL : TEMPERATURE : BODY : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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