subject: Airlines Turn To Pulse Oximeter Technology For Vital Sign Monitoring In The Sky [print this page] Airlines Turn To Pulse Oximeter Technology For Vital Sign Monitoring In The Sky
A pulse oximeter is a health and medical device that is perfectly suited for those individuals who are actually suffering from heart arrhythmia and that desire to fly. These individuals may really not pay attention but when they are flying they may actually have an occurrence of arrhythmia and as such it is critically important that they use a pulse oximeter in order to monitor their heart rate. There seems to be much news and writings about these devices as they have truly transformed the portable medical device market. The device is only a fraction of the size of a PDA and really is very effective. It measures the pulse rate but also provides the oxygen levels of the person's body as well thus really giving a sense of the overall health of these individuals while they fly.
