Bike Commuting and covid19 temperature screening
Hey all,
Pursuant to state (or maybe it's county) regulations, my work has instituted mandatory external temperature screening for all employees showing up at work. Most days I can telecommute, but sometimes I have to be physically present, and I'll ride my bike like I normally do. It seems to me that a cyclist's external skin temperature may be either artificially low due to cool morning breeze, or artificially high due to exertion. Given how lazy a cyclist I am, I think I tend towards the former. Anybody else have experience with forehead temperature checks? Show up at work exhibiting a spuriously high temperature? Sent home or just made to cool off for a few minutes? |
my company having same issue here in Austin...employees eat in their car, and come back with temps due to that....they have now raised the threshold to 100F to be considered fever.
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Maybe you can pack an oral thermometer to show as evidence because your core temp shouldn't be out of whack.
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SEE, I KNEW IT! Riding a bike makes you sick. And nobody ever believed me before. :eek:
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Went to the dentist a couple weeks ago for a permanent crown. Forehead temp - 93.X°. I drove. A/C on my head?
Walking into work with a wet forehead with evaporating sweat? Haven't taken it yet. But I suspect it to be less. When this all started, I took oral temp for several days. Always ~77.X°. Maybe I was using a rectal thermometer and didn't know? Point? Too many external influences for an accurate reading other than core temp. Turn, bend, and hold your ankles? |
Originally Posted by Tusk
(Post 21483124)
Went to the dentist a couple weeks ago for a permanent crown. Forehead temp - 93.X°. I drove. A/C on my head?
Walking into work with a wet forehead with evaporating sweat? Haven't taken it yet. But I suspect it to be less. When this all started, I took oral temp for several days. Always ~77.X°. Maybe I was using a rectal thermometer and didn't know? Point? Too many external influences for an accurate reading other than core temp. Turn, bend, and hold your ankles? |
Originally Posted by Bigbus
(Post 21483447)
:wtf:
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It might be worth pointing out to them that at least 50% of the virus spreaders are asymptomatic.
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Originally Posted by wgscott
(Post 21483696)
It might be worth pointing out to them that at least 50% of the virus spreaders are asymptomatic.
I'd suggest checking before you go. If I get nailed, I might get a mandatory 14 day time out -- or maybe not. Standing in the shade for 5 minutes to cool off would be my response. |
Originally Posted by sirjag
(Post 21483031)
my company having same issue here in Austin...employees eat in their car, and come back with temps due to that....they have now raised the threshold to 100F to be considered fever.
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Originally Posted by RoadKill
(Post 21483081)
Maybe you can pack an oral thermometer to show as evidence because your core temp shouldn't be out of whack.
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Originally Posted by wgscott
(Post 21483696)
It might be worth pointing out to them that at least 50% of the virus spreaders are asymptomatic.
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Originally Posted by aggiegrads
(Post 21483644)
I think that he meant 97.X°F, not 77
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Originally Posted by RubeRad
(Post 21484429)
I always keep a rectal thermometer on me. I offered to prove my real temperature to the rent-a-temp workers, but somehow they weren't interested
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My work has been doing the temperature screening for nearly 2 months now and you know what? I still ride to work and they still allow me to stay and work even though my temps won't register. Promised the nurse that my reflection still appear in front of a mirror lol.
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