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.
Tug McGraw, 59, Is Dead; Star With Mets and Phillies. Tug McGraw, the colorful left-handed relief pitcher who helped the Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies capture World Series championships, died yesterday in the Nashville area. He was 59. The cause was brain cancer, said Larry Shenk, a spokesman for the Phillies.