So wo ba kumaa no wɔ atiridii? Ma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea yɛde thermometer bɛhwɛ atiridiinini pɛpɛɛpɛ!

So wo ba no te nka sɛ ne ho yɛ hyew? Anaasɛ ɔreyɛ n’ade sɛ ɔyare, ɔbrɛ, anaasɛ ɔbrɛ kakra? Ebia ɔnnidi anaa ɔredi agorɔ. Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wubesusuw sɛ, "So me ba no wɔ atiridii?" Enti, ɛho hia sɛ wuhu no yiye sɛ ebia ɔwɔ atiridiinini anaa. Sɛ saa a, yebetumi ayɛ ho biribi ntɛm. Ɛnnɛ, yɛbɛka sɛnea wobɛhwɛ wo ba no hyew pɛpɛɛpɛ na ahobammɔ wom, ɔhyew kyerɛwtohɔ ahorow a eye ma no, ne sɛnea wobɛhwɛ atiridiinini sɛnea mfe a wadi te ho asɛm.

Ɔhyew kyerɛwtohɔ bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛde di dwuma?

Wokae bere a na ahwehwɛ a wɔde kyerɛ sɛnea ɔhyew te wɔ hɔ no? Nanso mprempren nnuruyɛfo kamfo dijitaal ɔhyew kyerɛwtohɔ nkutoo kyerɛ . Efisɛ wobetumi agye wo hyew ntɛmntɛm na wɔayɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ. Wɔn nso yɛ nea ahobammɔ wom sen biara. Digitals thermometer ahorow atitiriw abiɛsa na ɛwɔ hɔ. Momma yɛnhwɛ nea wɔyɛ.

1. Digitals Thermometers a Wɔde Di Dwuma Daa

Eyinom ne nea yɛtaa hu. Wɔte sɛ dua ketewa bi a ɛyɛ tẽẽ, a `sensor` wɔ ano biako a ɛkyerɛ ɔhyew, ne screen ketewa (`digital display`) wɔ ano foforo a ɛma yetumi hu ɔhyew no. Sɛ yɛde saa ɔhyew kyerɛwtohɔ yi di dwuma a, yebetumi afa akwan horow pii so ahwɛ sɛnea ɔhyew no te.

• Fa wo hyew fa w'ano (`Oral temperature`) .
• Hwɛ wo hyew wɔ wo abasa mu (`Axillary temperature`) .
• Hwɛ wo hyew fa rectum (`Rectal temperature`) .

Sɛ wode saa ɔhyew kyerɛwtohɔ yi di dwuma wie a, ɛma yenya sɛnkyerɛnne bi, a ebinom yɛ bip nnyigyei, sɛ wɔasusuw ɔhyew no awie. Enti ɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛkenkan akwankyerɛ krataa a ɛka ho no.

2. Aso Digital Ɔhyew Nhwehwɛmu

Saa aso mu hyew kyerɛwtohɔ yi susuw ɔhyew asorɔkye a aso mu ntini , a ɛwɔ aso no mu no de ba no. Ɔhyew kyerɛwtohɔ no susuw ɔhyew no denam plastic nhwehwɛmu ketewaa bi a ɛde hyɛ aso no mu no so.

Nea ɛho hia no, wobetumi de saa aso mu ɔhyew kyerɛwtohɔ yi adi dwuma wɔ nkokoaa a wɔadi boro asram 6 nkutoo so . Nkokoaa a wonnyinii sen saa aso mu ntini sua koraa, enti ebetumi ayɛ den sɛ wobesusuw ɔhyew no pɛpɛɛpɛ, na ebetumi aba sɛ wobenya akenkan a ɛnteɛ.

3. Bere mu Ntini Digital Thermometers

Eyi yɛ mfiridwuma mu nimdeɛ foforo koraa. Saa ɔhyew kyerɛwtohɔ yi susuw ɔhyew asorɔkye a efi Temporal Artery , mogya ntini bi a ɛfa moma so, titiriw wɔ honam ani. Fa no sɛ `scan` a wɔyɛ wɔ moma so de hwɛ sɛ atiridiinini anaa. Ade a eye sen biara wɔ eyi ho ne sɛ mmofra ne mpanyimfo a wɔadi mfe ahorow nyinaa betumi de adi dwuma. Ɛnyɛ den koraa sɛ wobɛhwɛ sɛnea akokoaa ketewa bi hyew te, bere a wada mpo, a wonnyane no. Nanso adeɛ baako a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae ne sɛ ɔkwan a wɔfa so de saa thermometer a nnwuma ahodoɔ (`wɔn a wɔyɛ`) ayɛ yi di dwuma no betumi ayɛ soronko kakra. Enti, ɛho hia sɛ wokenkan `package insert` a ɛka ho no yiye.

Ɛyɛ papa sɛ woremfa saa bamboo skewers yi nni dwuma!

Mprempren mfiri ahorow pii wɔ hɔ a wɔde susuw atiridiinini wɔ gua so. Nanso, nnuru ahorow bi wɔ hɔ a wɔde twitwiw atiridiinini a nnuruyɛfo nkamfo nkyerɛ esiane sɛ ɛnyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ koraa nti. Enti, kwati sɛ wode eyinom bedi dwuma de ahwɛ wo atiridiinini.

• Plastic strip thermometers: Wɔde eyinom si moma so, nanso entumi nsusuw ɔhyew a ɛwɔ nipadua no mu no pɛpɛɛpɛ.
• Pacifier thermometers: Ɛwom sɛ wɔka sɛ wubetumi agye ɔhyew bere a wo ba no renom pacifier no de, nanso ɛsɛ sɛ wokura pacifier no mu wɔ wo ba no anom na ama woanya akenkan a edi mu. Ɛno yɛ anifere kakra.
• Smartphone temperature apps: Eyinom da so ara nyɛ nea wotumi de ho to so kɛse.
• Glass thermometers: Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde eyinom di dwuma bio da. Ɛwom sɛ kan no na wonya de, nanso wɔde mercury na ɛyɛ . Sɛ wɔbubu wɔ akwanhyia mu a, mercury no betumi atu na ayɛ asiane kɛse ama akokoaa no ne afoforo a wɔwɔ fie hɔ. Enti, wɔnkamfo eyinom nkyerɛ bio.

Dɛn ne akwan pa a wobɛfa so ahwɛ akokoaa atiridiinini a egyina mfe a wadi so?

Wunim sɛnea ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛhwɛ sɛ atiridii wɔ akokoaa a ɔyɛ basabasa mu. Ɛtɔ da bi mpo a wɔremma womfa atiridiinini thermometer. Enti, ɔkwan a eye sen biara a wobɛfa so ahwɛ ne sɛ wubesusuw mfe a akokoaa no adi ne sɛnea wɔyɛ biako no ho. Nea nnuruyɛfo taa kamfo kyerɛ ni:

• Wɔ nkokoaa a wonnii asram 3 fam no:

For very young children at this age , akyi berɛmo mu hyew a wɔbɛfa no ne ɔkwan a eye sen biara na ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ sen biara, efisɛ atiridii yɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhaw wɔn ho kɛse wɔ saa mfe yi mu.

• Wɔ nkokoaa a wɔadi fi asram 3 kosi 6 fam no:

Wɔ saa nkurɔfo yi fam no, eye sɛ wɔbɛfa akyi berɛmo mu hyew . Nanso, sɛ eyi ntumi nyɛ yiye a, wubetumi de temporal artery kwan anaa axillary kwan no adi dwuma.

• Wɔ mmofra a wɔadi fi asram 6 kosi mfe 3 fam no:

Wɔ saa mfe yi mu mpo no, eye sɛ wobɛfa akyi berɛmo mu hyew . Bio nso, wubetumi de temporal artery kwan, aso kwan (sɛ ɛboro asram 6), anaa axillary kwan no adi dwuma.

• Wɔ mmofra a wɔadi boro mfe 4 fam no:

Sɛ abofra a wadi mfe yi tumi kura ɔhyew kyerɛwtohɔ no mu wɔ tɛkrɛma ase yiye a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛfa ano afa ɔhyew no . Sɛ eyi yɛ den a, wobetumi afa ɔhyew no akɔ akyi, afa moma so, aso, anaa abasa mu sɛnea yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no.

Akwan a wɔfa so hu atiridiinini ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu tiawa

Ɛmfa ho ɔkwan a wobɛfa so no, nea ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ wubedi akwankyerɛ a ɛka bamboo skewer no ho no akyi pɛpɛɛpɛ.

Sɛnea wɔfa rectal temperature

Eyi ne ɔkwan a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ sen biara a nnuruyɛfo taa kamfo kyerɛ ma nkokoaa nkumaa paa. Wubetumi de dijitaal thermometer a wɔde di dwuma daa adi dwuma ama eyi. Fa srade kakra (ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wɔde nsu na ɛyɛ) gu ɔhyew kyerɛwtohɔ no ano, kura akokoaa no mu yiye, na yɛ eyi ahwɛyiye kɛse. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde ɔhyew kyerɛwtohɔ no hyɛ mu bɛyɛ sɛntimita 1.5 kosi 2.5.

Sɛnea wɔfa ano mu hyew (Oral Temperature) .

Wɔ eyi mu no, ɛsɛ sɛ wode thermometer no kura wo tɛkrɛma ase, kɔ w’ano fã biako, anaa w’akyi, to w’ano, na wode w’anofafa kura thermometer no mu kosi sɛ wobɛfa ɔhyew no. Ɛnyɛ papa sɛ wobɛnom biribiara a ɛyɛ hyew anaa awɔw bɛyɛ simma 15 ansa na woafa ɔhyew no. Eyi yɛ mmerɛw ma abofra a wanyin kakra a otie nea woka no.

Sɛnea wobɛfa atiridiinini afi abasa mu (Axillary Temperature) .

Sɛ ɛba saa a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde ɔhyew kyerɛwtohɔ no ano si asen no mfinimfini, wɔ honam ani a ayow so, na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde akokoaa no nsa bɛn nipadua no, na ɛma abasa no kata so yiye. Sɛ wode saa kwan yi fa ɔhyew bi a, ebia ɔhyew no bɛba fam kakra asen akwan afoforo (titiriw wɔ akyi berɛmo mu). Enti, eye sɛ yebenya ho ntease kakra.

Ma nneɛma yi ntra w’adwenem bere a worehwɛ sɛ wowɔ atiridiinini anaa:

Ɛwom mpo sɛ ebia wo hyew a wobɛhwɛ no bɛyɛ ade ketewaa bi de, nanso hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛhwɛ nneɛma yi so na ama woahwɛ ahu sɛ wubenya no yiye.

• Mfa wo ba no hyew ntɛm ara bere a woaguare awie no . Afei nso, nnye ɔhyew no ntɛm ara bere a wɔakyekyere akokoaa no yiye anaasɛ wahyɛ ntade pii (anaasɛ wɔabɔ akokoaa ketewa bi yiye) akyi. Eyi betumi asakra nipadua no hyew bere tiaa bi na ama ɔhyew kyerɛwtohɔ no akenkan a ɛnteɛ. Twɛn kakra na hwɛ ɔhyew a ɛwɔ mu bere a akokoaa no wɔ tebea a ɛfata mu no.
• Tɛn wo ba no bere a worehwɛ sɛ ɔwɔ atiridiinini no. Mma nnyaw no, titiriw bere a worehwɛ sɛ atiridiinini nam ano anaa akyi berɛmo mu no.
• Hohoro bamboo skewer no ho yiye ansa na wode adi dwuma ne bere a wode bedi dwuma awie no. Wubetumi ayɛ eyi denam kotoku a wode nsa afra mu a wobɛpopa so , wode nsu ahohoro mu, na woayow so. Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛhohoro ho sɛnea akwankyerɛ a ɛwɔ nneɛma a wɔde ahyɛ mu no so te.

Awiei koraa no, nea ɛsɛ sɛ wokae (Take-Home Message) .

Enti, sɛ wo ba kumaa no te nka sɛ ɔwɔ atiridiinini a, mma wo ho nnpopo, di kan kɔhwɛ atiridiinini no kɛkɛ.

Ade a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ wode dijitaal thermometer a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ bedi dwuma na woafa ɔhyew no wɔ ɔkwan a ɛfata akokoaa no mfe so.

Susuw sɛnea atiridii no mu yɛ den, mfe a wo ba no adi, ne sɛnkyerɛnne foforo biara ho, na kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara sɛnea wubetumi. Titiriw sɛ wo ba no nni asram 3 na atiridiinini (mpɛn pii no ɛyɛ 38 Celsius / 100.4 Fahrenheit anaa nea ɛboro saa) a, ebetumi ayɛ aniberesɛm kɛse na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara. Mewɔ anidaso sɛ saa nsɛm yi bɛboa. Mepɛ sɛ wo ba no ho tɔ no ntɛm!