The Benefits Of Using 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.

This equipment is used because it does not intrude on the way the body works. When compared to withdrawing blood from the body to do tastes on the amount of O2 and hemoglobin, it is better. If a person is to be tested after a few hours, the method of drawing blood becomes inconvenient. Taking blood from a patient within short intervals is not recommended.

The oximeter may be attached to the multi-parameter patient monitor with a large screen and can be seen from afar. One end of the oximeter is attached to the patient's finger while the other takes the readings to the huge monitor where it is displayed. Patients who are in intensive care need to have these instruments attached to their bodies at all ties to sense when they are having breathing problems.

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.

Pilots who operate in great heights that exceed 10000 ft and where supplemental oxygen may be required also need to have their own oximeters. These can be used to monitor when they are not receiving enough air, and other emergency ensures can be taken. This way it is used to save lives. The CMS oximeters have low power consumption, and so they can work continuously for more than 30 hours.

The device fits a very wide range of sizes of peoples fingers, be it kids or grown-ups. It is important to know that it has been approved by the Health Canada and FDA, to be used in all medical emergencies. The seven section bar graph provides a perfect protection against the ambient light because you will see the readings clearly.

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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