Pulse oximetry in emergency medicine.
Although the recognition of hypoxemia is greatly enhanced through the proper and informed use of the pulse oximeter, the device can never be relied on to take the place of the clinician at the bedside who makes sure that the data provided matches the clinical picture with which he or she is presented.
Callahan
James M
JM
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. callahanj@email.chop.edu
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003422:Critical Care; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010092:Oximetry; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results