[English original] Limitations of Temporal (Forehead) Temperature Readings as a Screening Method for Covid-19

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/pensarmov.v18i1.42241

Keywords:

pandemic control measures, fever, excercise, thermoregulation

Abstract

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to evolve, many countries are in the process of reopening schools, churches, and businesses. In an effort to screen for potentially infected individuals, temporal artery (forehead) temperature is measured in thousands of people each day. This editorial discusses some of the major limitations of this procedure as a screening method for Covid-19 and warns against the danger of the false sense of security that this practice may cause

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Author Biography

  • Luis Fernando Aragón-Vargas, University of Costa Rica

    Professor, School of Physical Education and Sports

    Director, Human Movement Science Research Center

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Published

2020-06-09

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2020): Pensar en Movimiento: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud (Opens January 1, closes June 30)

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Editorial

How to Cite

Aragón-Vargas, L. F. (2020). [English original] Limitations of Temporal (Forehead) Temperature Readings as a Screening Method for Covid-19. Pensar En Movimiento: Revista De Ciencias Del Ejercicio Y La Salud, 18(1), e42241. https://doi.org/10.15517/pensarmov.v18i1.42241