The Truth About Wrist Pulse Oximeter

By Georgia Diaz


If you want to monitor your cardiovascular system more effectively, there is the wrist pulse oximeter that could help you with that. Yes, this is a newly invented device which is why, do not get surprise if it did not ring a bell yet. However, this is deemed to be the most effective device above everything. But before anything else, here is a little peek about this device that is written below.

This is designed so the oxygen saturation in the hemoglobin in your arterial blood will be measured. This is use most commonly in different health institutions by the patients. This includes the hospital, clinic, nursing home, community medical center, and even at the home care for aged people.

The finger is inserted in here so that the oxygen saturation will then be measured. Usually, it is the index finger that will be used by adult people. However, to those children whose pulse have to be measured, any finger can be used, depending on the size where it will fit to the ring of the oximeter.

However, this also has its limitation, just like other devices that are all products of the modern technology. It can give you the inaccurate information if you were not able to remove the nail polish on your index finger or to which one you inserted the circle into. So it is a must have that you remove them.

What you will be noticing in the first reading that you will get yourself into is the inaccurate reading. Yes, that is only normal especially when the interference is still adjusting to the shakiness of your finger. That is why, it is important to keep the shakiness from taking domination into the part.

Also, just a little tip, it is needed that you relax your finger while you will measure or monitor its beat. Avoid pressing on one of the surfaces or the desktop or you will only ruin it. And the relaxed position that you can do is to tip the finger and then avoid bending, moving, or shaking while working on it.

And it is recommend that a person wait for ten seconds if he wants the accurate reading. He does not have to rush into reading or it will not give him the perfect calculations. But for those people who have hand tremors, then it can take a longer than ten seconds because the interference shall adjust.

Also, avoid running or talking when you are going to use this one. As what was mentioned before, it is only used when the body is relaxed. If the finger have to be steady, then that means that the whole body as well. Otherwise the stable signal will not be achieved for the monitoring process that you will take.

So those are the truths and facts all about the device called wrist pulse oximeter. Should you have concerns, then you may ask the medical doctor himself. Or you may ask the in charge of the shop who is selling the item You can also ask for a demonstration on how to use the same device.




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