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

Autores

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/pensarmov.v18i1.42291

Palavras-chave:

pandemic control measures, fever, exercise, thermoregulation

Resumo

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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Biografia do Autor

  • Luis Fernando Aragón-Vargas, Universidad de Costa Rica

    Director, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Movimiento Humano

    Director, Revista Pensar en Movimiento

    Catedrático, Escuela de Ed. Física y Deportes

Publicado

2020-06-12

Como Citar

Aragón-Vargas, L. F. (2020). [Spanish Translation] 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), e42291. https://doi.org/10.15517/pensarmov.v18i1.42291