The Gallium thermometer

At first glance, the Gallium thermometer It may not be familiar to you and yet ... This glass thermometer makes it possible to measure the body temperature of young and old. He quickly replaced his brother, the mercury thermometer. But then, what is gallium? How is the Gallium thermometer born and which is this medical thermometer useful? Our temperature -taking experts answer these different questions with you.

The history of the gallium thermometer 📖

Before you tell you about this tool allowing the temperature measurement that we particularly like, do you know what gallium is?

Gallium, of symbol GA has atomic number 31 in the periodic classification of the elements. He was part of the family of poor metals alongside tin, lead, aluminum, etc. It has the distinction of having a relatively low melting point, namely 29.76 degrees Celsius. Besides, do you want to play the apprentice chemist with your children? Show them that gallium can melt into the hand, guaranteed effect! 👩‍🔬

THE Gallium thermometer is actually an instrument for measuring body temperature which consists of three combined elements: Gallium (GA), Indium (in) and tin (SN). This alloy, also called Galinstan®, has replaced mercury in Medical thermometers As early as December 1996, two years before the ban on the marketing of thermometers with Mercury.

The gallium thermometer for the whole family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

More ecological and completely vintage in its glass case that we know well, the Gallium thermometer is an object that makes us nostalgic and that is not toxic! The Gallium thermometer is therefore a major health ally! Especially when you want to control your fever or take your children's temperature.

Its use: You can use it by oral route (oral use is done directly under the language), rectal route (the most effective and frequent), axillary (that is to say under the armpit). For an effective measurement, simply place the tip with probe at the chosen location and wait for a few minutes. You can read the temperature directly on the graduated bar of the Gallium thermometer. Do not forget to disinfect your thermometer after each temperature intake.

⚠️ Note ⚠️

If you can, of course, use the gallium thermometer at any age, our specialists still recommend that you have an electronic/digital (front or atrial) thermometer at home for infants. Indeed, the non -invasive temperature intake with an infrared thermometer (which is perfect as a baby thermometer) is more recommended for young children.

The gallium thermometer in medicine firms 🩺

If you love its vintage little side, the Gallium thermometer is no longer really the star of medical offices. Although they are small, practical and economical, reading the temperature on a graduated axis is neither the simplest nor the most precise. We know that general practitioners and specialists need high precision thermometers and whose temperature reading must be done easily and quickly. In addition, the Gallium thermometer consists of an alloy of chemical elements at the heart of a glass tube; If the thermometer breaks at the time of the temperature taking, the patient is exposed to a large risk of skin lesions. Finally, doctors cannot change the tips of the Gallium thermometer and must therefore disinfect it after each patient.

You will understand, if it can serve as another for all family members, the Gallium thermometer is not the Professional thermometer par excellence. We invite you to go further ...

Other medical thermometers 🌡

Today, there are many alternatives to the gallium thermometer. So, if your needs go beyond and you want Discover all of the measurement devices, do not hesitate to continue your research on The different types of thermometers existing: