The Benefits Of Using The CMS Pulse Oximeters

By Luisa Sharpe


Pulse oximeters are used in the hospitals you measure the amount of oxygen that is in the blood system and to monitor it make sure that it is in the acceptable levels. This is done by comparing it to normal levels which are 95 to 98 percent in normal people who are not suffering from any diseases of the pulmonary system. These CMS pulse oximeters is usually attached to the finger or any other narrow part of the body.

The oximeter is favored because it is a nonintrusive way of taking body parameters, as opposed to drawing blood and using it to test for levels of oxygen and hemoglobin. Taking blood samples will also not be convenient if the patient has to be monitored on an hourly basis or much more frequently as this will not help if they keep being asked for blood to do the testing.

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.

If you are suffering from other conditions like sleep apnea, hypopnea and COPD, they benefit when doctors use the oximeters to monitor their bodies. These people can suffer from hypo and hyperventilating which cannot be easy to detect in ICU. These technological inventions must be used in emergency medical checkups that could take longer to detect. However, with this machine, you know the results after a few seconds.

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 has a small and lightweight digital led display that is not too tiring to the patient and it is also very economical on power consumption. It automatically indicates when it is on low power and so one will not need to worry about disconnecting it for a time.




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