The Advantages Of The CMS Pulse Oximeters

By Luisa Sharpe


For the body to work well, it must have enough oxygen transported in the blood. Doctors need to know the amount of oxygen in the body. The CMS pulse Oximeters are the equipment used at the hospital to measure oxygen concentration in the blood. This is compared to the average amount in the body that translates to 95 to 98 percent in a healthy individual free from pulmonary and other diseases. When used, it is attached to any narrow part of the body or your finger.

Many people in the city like these equipment being used on them and their family members. This is because it does not involve drawing of blood from ones body in order to know the oxygen and hemoglobin amounts. This alternative of Taking blood samples will not work if a patient is supposed to be observed after every hour.

The oximeter is usually linked to the multi-parameter patient observer. This has a large display and can be easily seen from distance. To check ones blood, one end of the oximeter is hooked to the patients finger and the other end will be the one to send readings to the huge screen where they will be clearly displayed.

Though an oximeter is able to measure the amount of oxygen in the human blood, it cannot be used to determine whether the patient is using up this oxygen. In order to to use this this device for this purpose, it has to be connected to other laboratory instrument to indicate this. Patients undergoing surgery are normally monitored using this kind of system as they have very unstable oxygen supply, and using this device will ensure that they are getting enough supply.

People who have COPD and sleep disorders like apnea and hypopnea are closely monitored using this instrument. This is because they may start hyper or hypo ventilating, and this may not be sensed easily if they are in critical condition. The oximeter is a must have in emergency medicine because it does in seconds what would take hours to be determined.

For pilots flying planes in high altitudes above 10,000ft, they need this machine because they require supplemental O2. When used, it indicates when to use the supplemental oxygen because they lack normal supply. This helps to make drastic emergency measures and avoid accidents. To many people, this can be used to save peoples live and prevent accidents. If you use CMS machine, you are able to get information for many hours since it consumes less power and you can use it for over 30 hours.

This instrument can be attached to any finger. This can be adults and children. This medical equipment has been tested by Health Canada and FDA for use in emergencies. It shows details in its 7 bar graph system. This display can be seen in ambient light.

The CMS pulse oximeter is of a very convenient size. It has a lightweight digital led monitor. It is very convenient to carry since it does not tire the patient. Its price is reasonable and consumes little energy.




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