Temperature checks and sunburn

[jules815]

Can a hot forehead due to sunburn cause you to run a temperature?  

[Two Wheels Only]

https://theconversation.com/temperature-scanners-arent-good-at-telling-who-has-covid-19-heres-how-to-fix-that-153436

 

"Having just been in a cold or hot environment, sunburn, having just exercised, wearing too many clothes, having drunk alcohol, having just eaten, having a variety of skin conditions – these can all influence skin temperature."

[MotownVoice]

Uh oh!  Time to break out the cherry-red colored thermometer!



 

[sidari]

There was a news article last week carried by at least one UK news outlet where scientists said that these temperature thermometers cannot be relied upon for accuracy.

[gotta cruise again]

When I went for my first COVID shot, the forehead thermometer said my temp was 87!!! She did it twice & got the same reading...thermometer not too reliable that day!

[KennyFla]

4 hours ago, sidari said:

There was a news article last week carried by at least one UK news outlet where scientists said that these temperature thermometers cannot be relied upon for accuracy.

 

I test all the ones we have received for our facility, maybe 200.  Not one has ever registered 98.6.  Always lower.  Also, you can change the reading by holding it  a couple of inches difference to your forehead.

[CruisingFox27]

22 hours ago, jules815 said:

Can a hot forehead due to sunburn cause you to run a temperature?  

It should measure body temperature not skin temperature. 

We had temperature checks on our sailing last year, we certainly covered the hot environment, food and alcohol consumption (but probably not the exercise) all mentioned above and it didn't impact our temperature reading. 

[kidless]

Went to concert in St Augustine last weekend they took a temperature check. We were talking to the guy doing them. He was using something looked similar to a radar guy police use. He told us in the thousands of concerts and people he’s tested never once has anyone had a fever. I know a lot of people that had Covid and never ran a fever so really don’t get the point of