CLOSED: Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer Review and Giveaway (BTSC- Day 14)

The winner for the giveaway has been chosen by Random.org and is announced on this post.

Gone are the days when you have to wake up your little one just to take a temperature. Suffering through a fever, waking him/her up only results in crying and the inability to fall back to sleep. You know how stressful that time is and obviously Exergen President Francesco Pompei, knew what he was doing when he developed Exergen's Temporal Artery Thermometer/Scanner.


What is Exergen's Temporal Artery Thermometer?

It's the world's first infrared thermometer that is designed to measure the body temperature by taking a reading from the temporal artery. It is a more accurate means of taking a temperature when compared to the oral, rectal, under the arm and/or ear means. (As proven with a Harvard Medical School study)

How does this work?

Quickly but gently run the thermometer/scanner from the middle of your forehead to the end of your hairline(i.e. where the temporal artery is). The scanner/thermometer

1. Captures the natural infrared emitted heat from the arterial blood supply at 1000 frames per second, thereby locking the highest temperature it senses and
2. The ambient(or surrounding) temperature of the site where the temperature is taken is then measured.
   
3. The arterial heat balance (AHB) software then synthesizes the two readings to accurately determine the body's temperature.

For more information, watch the introductory and educational videos plus this educational brief.


By God's Grace Bunny girl, Hubby and myself have not had a fever in a while, so we haven't really been able to test the thermometer/scanner in a fever scenario but last evening we spent some time taking each others temperature to check the accuracy and the stated claims of this product. Hubby pointed out the position of the temporal artery on our foreheads so we did the measure a little differently. We didn't run the thermometer from the middle of the forehead to the hairline but instead placed the thermometer directly over the temporal artery. In less than 4 seconds we received our temperature readings accurately. We tried taking our temperatures the suggested way and received the same readings.

I think this is a great product and a must to keep on hand especially now that the children will be all set to go back to school. Knowing how it generally goes, sometime during the year they may walk in feeling a little warm and that's when your convenient Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer will come in handy.


Buy It:

Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer's are now available at Walmart, Walgreens, Target, Toys R Us, Babies R Us, Sam's Club, Costco, Shoppers Drug Mart and online too. You can also get a 5$ rebate on your thermometer/scanner purchase by printing out and sending this form.


Win It:

One reader will get to win an Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer


Here's how you can win it:

1. Mandatory entry (without this, all other entries will be disqualified)-

Visit the Exergen site and leave a comment letting me know something you've learnt about this thermometer/scanner.

Additional BTSC entries:

- 2. Subscribe to my blog (remember you need to activate the subscription if you subscribe via email) or Follow my blog & leave a comment stating that you subscribe or follow.

- 3. Blog about this giveaway (leave a comment with a link to your blog post)

- 4. Add the link to this giveaway on a Mr Linky on a blog giveaway site, forum, carnival. (leave a comment with the link)

-5. Snag my Blog button (the cute little bunny on the right!) and leave a comment with the link

- 6. Snag the Back to School Carnival button (the cute little bunny on the left!) and leave a comment with the link


This giveaway is open to US residents, 18 years and above.

1 winner will be chosen with the random.org generator on August 29 2009 at 10 pm Central time, so enter before that. The winner's name will be posted thereafter. Please note if the winner does not get back to me 48 hours after his/her name has been posted, I will pick a new winner.