Do you guys have any preferred brand of pulse oximeters which you’d recommend for field use?
Nonin, the finger tip model (onyx maybe). I have two, they are cheaper, lighter, and more efficient than the larger models.
Agreed, I loved our Nonin Onyx until we lost it.
[QUOTE=MIKE G;593027]Nonin, the finger tip model (onyx maybe). I have two, they are cheaper, lighter, and more efficient than the larger models.[/QUOTE
First time on your website; Great prices for invaluable equipment! Look for an order and referrals soon.
Drsal,
Thanks for the feedback, look forward to it.
Cslone,
They are definitely likely to walk off due to size. I trimmed the lanyard that comes with them so that I can cinch it down on the patients wrist or larks foot it into my bag.
I also mark mine obviously and in a secret spot should I need to recover one that “walks” off.
Thanks all. Looks identical to the one from training. Couldn’t remember what it was called though.
Masimo
Smith Medical Int. Model 0473 $100.
So small and light you will not beleive. Comes with a lanyard.
Nonin Onyx. My Dad used one for years small and efficient.
Nellcor puritan Bennett.
on a side note…
what’s the point of a pulse ox…in the field?
Where do you want me to start?
from the top?
just for reference…
I’m a anesthesiologist with fellowship training in critical care medicine…and have spent time overseas in our second Gulf war.
…so …kind of …been there…done that…when it comes to taking care of really sick/traumatized people.
What if someone has copd? Wouldn’t wanna just slap a nonrebreather on 'em and blast 15l down their throat.
We utilize pulse oximetry much less than we used to. Capnography is indespensible in todays world however.
look at the last American Thoracic Society’s practice guidelines for management and treatment of COPD…I think it was published in the late 90’s the last time I looked…
the hypoxic drive to breath has been debunked for over a decade.
so 15 l/m is GOOD.
you WANT to slap as much O2 as possible…
bingo.
Only as much as they can tolerate, though… no? Too much and they can de-sat.
No…I don’t think so…
according to the statement from ATS…and from my own clinical experience.
High O2 concentration may increase dead space, but won’t cause problems with oxygenation in patients with COPD exacerbations…
yes, their pCO2 may rise, but that’s not the problem…the problem is hypoxia.
So …bottom line…give oxygen…make sure air is going into and out of the lungs…etco2