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Write precautions to be taken while a clinical thermometer and laboratory thermometer

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The precautions needed while reading a laboratory thermometer are:

1. It should be kept upright not tilted.

2. Bulb should be surrounded from all sides by the substance of which the temperature is to be measured.

3. The bulb should not touch the surface of the container.

1. Precautions to be taken while using a clinical thermometer
2. Thermometer should be washed before and after each use, preferably with an antiseptic solution
3. do not wash the thermometer with hot water
4. ensure that before use the mercury level is below 35oC
5. Read the thermometer keeping the level of mercury along the line of sight.
6. Handle the thermometer with care, as you handle any glass articles
7. Don't hold the thermometer by the bulb while reading it.



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