The cone-shaped tip of the tympanic thermometer uses infrared technology to measure body temperature from heat of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and the surrounding tissue. That heat is then converted to a digital reading.
HOLIDAY, Fla. â Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay died Tuesday after his plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico, the Pasco County Sheriffâs Office confirmed in a press conference. The Florida Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Coast Guard, Pasco Fired Department and Pasco Sheriffâs Office all responded to the scene after a 911 call came in from a nearby residence.
Hall of Fame slugger Ralph Kiner, long-time Mets broadcaster, dies. Ralph Kiner, the slugging Hall of Fame outfielder who spent more than 50 years as a beloved broadcaster for the New York Mets, died Thursday at his at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was 91. The six-time All-Star hit 369 home runs during a 10-year career that lasted from 1946 to 1955.