Pulse oximeter readings that miss on darker skin
Oximeter readings are one of the first numbers anyone sees in a hospital, and on darker skin that number tends to run high. High sounds reassuring. It is not, because it can hide dangerously low oxygen from the people watching for it. The oximeter works by shining light through a fingertip and measuring how much […] The post Pulse oximeter readings that miss on darker skin appeared first on Rolling Out.
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Oximeter readings are one of the first numbers anyone sees in a hospital, and on darker skin that number tends to run high. High sounds reassuring. It is not, because it can hide dangerously low oxygen from the people watching for it. The oximeter works by shining light through a fingertip and measuring how much […]
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