With a pulse oximeter, not only a snapshot is possible. weber q1400 vs q2400 rather, such a measuring device is also suitable for continuous monitoring over a longer period of time. This presupposes that the patient wears the clip for a correspondingly long time.
Pulse oximeters are available for domestic use. If the fingers of the children are already long enough, a corresponding finger clip can also be used for children who are just around 3 years old. This can be useful, for example, to measure oxygen saturation in children with asthma themselves.
Hint: How do you move a pulse oximeter correctly? Using a finger clip is comparatively simple: open the clip and place your finger in the clip so that it covers the light sensor. The display of the pulse oximeter should point upwards before closing the clip for the subsequent measurement.
It should now be clear that a pulse oximeter can be useful for determining the oxygen demand of a patient on the basis of the pulse oximeter values. But if you look around the pharmacy for a pulse oximeter, you will notice that the choice is large. To make the pulse oximeter test easier for you, you can first inform yourself about the offer in this category at a glance:
Pulse oximeter for different parts of the body
Finger pulse oximeters are most commonly used in home use due to their ease of use
in addition to finger pulse oximeters, you can also opt for a pulse oximeter for the wrist, earlobe or toes
in very young children, pulse oximeters are often attached to the heel with a plaster
Pulse oximeter with app (pulse oximeter with Bluetooth)
it is a pulse oximeter with a recording
with a Bluetooth pulse oximeter, data is transmitted wirelessly to the pulse oximeter app
the measured values are then stored in the app so that you can retrieve them at a later time
alternatively, there are pulse oximeters with recording, which transmit the data via USB wired to a computer (for long-term measurement, these pulse oximeters are also suitable)
Pulse oximeter with alarm function
Supplement the regular pulse oximeter function with an alarm in the form of a light signal or sound
if the pulse oximeter does not display normal values, but values indicating a health emergency, it sounds the alarm
thanks to the function of the alarm, the pulse oximeter is suitable for continuous measurement
the alarm goes off if the ideal values are exceeded or undercut (oxygen saturation and pulse as well as part with heart rate measurement)
Pulse oximeter and sleeve
including protective cover, weber electric grill so that splashing water, shocks and dust can not be a problem
interesting for emergency physicians and paramedics who use a pulse oximeter mobile
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a pulse oximeter?
Despite these detailed pulse oximeter explanations, you may be wondering what the advantages and disadvantages of a pulse oximeter are. The purchase advice informs you about this at this point:
Advantages
easy-to-read display
relatively cheap
available for different parts of the body: for example, for measuring on the finger or earlobe
no blood sample is required to measure oxygen saturation
Immediate display of values
Possibility of long-term measurement with a pulse oximeter
Disadvantages
there may be problems with pulse oximeter accuracy due to user errors
if the batteries become weak, the pulse oximeter may display incorrect values
for babies, most pulse oximeters are not suitable for home use
