Pulse Oximeter Monitor
Using it correctly and to its full capacity
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Common, potentially fatal misconceptions about normal SpO2 values:
1. A normal SpO2 value does not confirm that a patient is breathing or that the lungs are being ventilated.
2. A normal SpO2 value does not confirm that the patient’s breathing or lung ventilation is adequate.
Video: Learn what the SpO2 value represents and how to use all monitor data to guide patient care
The Pulse Oximeter Monitor:
Using it correctly and to its full capacity (1.09GB, 120 min)
Misuse of pulse oximeters causes many deaths each year. Where patient monitoring systems provide redundancy, the consequences may be limited; without such safeguards, they can be severe
Unit Objectives
Unit Objectives
To understand SpO2 values and waveforms
To use the full capability of the monitor to improve patient care
Wave forms are informative
Wave forms are informative
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