GUESS!

Equipment for taking

Vital Signs
and their functions
by: Jovelyn S. Javelona
BP Apparatus Digital (sphygmomanometer)

● A digital unit is mercury free and

consists of a cuff that can be applied
with one hand for self-testing; a
stethoscope that is built in or
attached; and a valve that inflates
and deflates automatically with the
data displayed on the LCD.
 Pulse Oximeter

● It is a device that is usually

placed on a fingertip. It uses
light beams to estimate the
oxygen saturation of the blood
and the pulse rate. Oxygen
saturation gives information
about the amount of oxygen
carried in the blood.
 Electrocardiogram

● An electrocardiogram (ECG)
is a simple test that can be
used to check your heart's
rhythm and electrical
activity. Sensors attached
to the skin are used to
detect the electrical signals
produced by your heart
each time it beats.
 ● Body temperature is a
Thermometer measurement of the amount of
the heat in the body. The
balance between heat produced
and heat lost is the body
temperature. The normal adult
body temperature is 37 degrees
Celsius. There is a normal range
in which a person’s body
temperature may vary and still
be considered normal.
Take a look at these normal ranges of body
temperature:

● Oral: 36.4 to 37.2 degrees Celsius

● Rectal: 37 to 37.8 degrees Celsius

● Axillary: 35.9 to 36.7 degrees Celsius

 Clinical Thermometer

● may be inserted either into the rectum

through the anus (rectal temperature), into
the mouth under the tongue (oral or sub-
lingual) or armpit (axillary temperature). It is
made of glass with a narrowing above the bulb
so that the mercury column stays in position
even when the instrument is removed. The use
of this type is now being eradicated as the
mercury content is dangerous to people.
 Digital Thermometer

● may be inserted into the mouth under the

tongue, under the armpit or into the anus.
This thermometer displays the reading in
the LCD. This type of thermometer does
not use mercury which is hazardous to
humans. That is why more and more
people are using it now. Also, using this is
simple, quick and effective.
 Ear Digital Thermometer
• measures the heat coming from the
eardrum. This release of heat is
converted into a temperature and
displayed on an LCD. It is very easy
to use this. You just have to place
the tip in the ear of a person, press
the button and in a few seconds,
the measurement is seen on the
LCD.
Infrared Thermometer with laser point
• measures temperature using thermal radiation
emitted by the body. It is also called laser
thermometer if a laser is utilized to aid in
aiming the thermometer. Others call it non-
contact thermometer because of its ability to
measure temperature from a distance. It
provides temperature reading without
physically touching the object. All you have to
do is aim at the object (as in the forehead), pull
the trigger and immediately, you can see the
temperature reading on the LCD.
QUESTIONS???
THANK “Teachers can open the
door, but you must enter it
YOU!!! yourself.”
- Chinese proverb