subject: The Freedom A Portable Fingertip Pulse Oximeter Will Offer Your Life [print this page] by Ally Park by Ally Park
When you take care of a sick child there is nothing more important than their wellbeing, and a portable finger pulse oximeter can help enhance that wellbeing. Sick children, especially those that require monitors like pulse-ox monitors or apnea monitors, tend to leave the house infrequently. They end up with less stimulation, as does the parent, and they end up with fewer friends.
The portable finger pulse oximeter is a far cry from the chest strap models that require you to carry another 5 pounds of monitor on your shoulder. At the same time, if you are also carrying around a 5 pound monitor for apnea, your shoulder has seen more than enough action when it comes to an outing.
Even running to the grocery store can be a huge ordeal with a sick child. This is why these types of advancements are so vital to creating a new lifestyle for sick kids and their parents.
Family gatherings, holidays away from home, and a visit to a grandparent's house can be almost impossible with a sick child who requires more equipment than one person can carry. Using a portable pulse-ox meter can help you and your child develop a little more of a life that represents what childhood is about. While you probably won't be able to send them to camp because of this monitor, you and he will be able to go out into the world and never have to be far from safety.
Without the required use of electricity, the portable finger pulse oximeter is a much more reliable form of monitoring when the electricity is taken out in a storm. Without having to count the passing hours as the battery on the chest model start to drain, you have a handy little meter that doesn't need to be plugged in. You can keep an eye on the situation without worrying about the battery dying.
It's also a great backup to have when the lights go out and the thunder rumbles outside. It's perfect for that snow storm or car accident that cut the power to the house. For a few hours, you have the reliability of the backup battery of the chest model, but you know that those batteries just don't tend to last very long at all. In your mind you have given the power company a deadline, and after that you know that it becomes personal.
The portable finger pulse oximeter can always serve as a back up to the gear you have while you figure out if you can become comfortable with making a switch for day trips and outings. A little pressure on the finger is obviously a lot more comfortable than the straps that wrap around the chest.
Simply using a portable finger pulse oximeter for moments when it seems like getting away from home might be a good idea can help you and your child find a better balance of wellbeing. It's not hard to remember that you and he both need to be able to move around the world with confidence. It can just be hard to do it when you're afraid the equipment isn't "good" enough. The same pulse-ox meters are used in hospitals, and once you realize the freedom and the reliability this model offers you, you'll be a healthier and happier family.
