H1N1 pandemic Swine Flu virus can be detected by fever using a Thermal Imaging Camera

Online, August 26, 2009 (Newswire.com) - Federal officials on Wednesday urged business leaders to start taking steps on ways to reduce the economic and public health toll of a potentially rough flu season. One of those ways is checking for sick employees or students by looking to see if they have a fever with Infrared Thermal Imaging cameras. These units detect fever in real time of each person or groups passing by the detection equipment. ScoringSystem Inc. of Bradenton Fl. is supplying these units to companies and organizations that need a way to detect fevers in employees and school children in virtually real time.

As H1N1 Swine flu infection rates are expected to increase in the coming months, the CDC warned that seasonal flu viruses make their annual return in the fall and winter months and as the school year begins. Those school and business precautions should include daily screenings for symptoms of flu, such as fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or 37.8 Celsius, among employees and students, with those showing signs immediately sent home. The fastest way of detection is with thermal imaging equipment that search automatically for fever, of all persons passing by the infrared thermal imaging unit operating site. The number of illnesses could also be reduced by hand washing with soap, as well as other prevention strategies of spacing employees farther apart, cough etiquette, canceling nonessential travel, increased teleworking, and using staggered shifts so fewer employees are in the workplace at the same time.

The Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Labor has urged businesses of all sizes to review human resources policies to ensure they provide the flexibility to maintain critical business functions with a depleted work force. If proper detection of sick employees or students is carried out, there will be less absenteeism in the facilities.The federal officials also underscored the need to maintain a non-punitive stance toward employees remaining home while sick, or while caring for a flu-stricken family member.

ScoringSystem, Inc. is located in Bradenton, Florida and specializes in providing solutions with mobile data and infrared thermal imaging equipment allowing rapid analysis and conclusions to speed the diagnosis and mitigation actions taken. Real time strategies can help stop these flu events easier and keep the companies and schools running while administrators keep abreast of daily influenza information. www.ScoringSystem.com can make managing your business or organization easier, and do it in an extremely cost effective manner. You can contact ScoringSystem Inc. by email at [email protected] or by calling 941-792-6405 .