Hospitals are scary places at the best of times and when you see all the complicated equipment it is easy to let your imagination run riot. It can be even worse to see this equipment in a home where a loved one is seriously ill or prone to certain attacks. This is why it is important to try and keep the equipment as unobtrusive as possible such as the fingertip pulse oximeter.

What is pulse oximetry?

Pulse oximetry is a procedure used to measure the oxygen level (or oxygen saturation) in...

Seeing an operating theatre is a scary moment and this effect is intensified with the sound of all those machines such as the fingertip pulse oximeter, among others. A fingertip pulse oximeter can detect hypoxia before a patient shows signs of becoming cyanotic (bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to not enough oxygen in the blood). For this reason, fingertip pulse oximeters may be used in all manner of situations but are of particular value for monitoring a patient...

The medical field has so many different sides to it that it is impossible to keep track of all the innovations in all the fields which are made on a regular basis. However I recently heard about the advantages of pulse oximetry and the various different machines which are available for use at home as well in medical centres and can make life easier for people. Machines such as the Nonin PalmSAT pulse oximeter 2500A with memory, the Heal Force Prince fingertip pulse oximeter and the Choic...

A friend of mine was recently advised to buy a children oximeter for her son and she wanted to choose between a Contec oximeter and a Heal Force oximeter, both being very good. She needed a colour oximeter which would be easy to use and maintain.

The best thing about a finger oximeter is that parents are able to take this oximeter sensor wherever they go with their children and if they desire to know the oxygen levels of their child they simply place the device on the finger of the individu...

When you are considering making a purchase you always think about things such as whether you actually need the product or service, whether you can afford to spare the money from your budget and how use that money in the best possible way. When it comes to medical equipment such as a finger oximeter or a children oximeter you also need to consider the features you require.

Pulse oximeters are portable, non-invasive medical devices normally worn on the finger that measure the oxygen satura...