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5.2 Measurement Steps
Sensor selection for SPO2 measurement depends on the patient’s age. For an adult patient,
you should select an adult finger sensor; for a child patient, you can choose either a child
hand or toe sensor. The finger SPO2 sensor is a finger clip consisting of two parts. The LEDs
are placed in one part and the photo-detector is placed in another part.
Please follow the steps and Fig. 9 below to use the adult finger SPO2 sensor:
1.
Insert the sensor’s connector to the monitor’s SPO2 socket.
2.
Turn on the monitor. The LCD screen will display the parameter monitoring screen.
3.
Attach the sensor to an appropriate site on the patient’s finger.
4.
The readings will be displayed on the LCD screen a moment later.
Fig. 9
NOTE
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Make sure to place the SPO2 sensor on the finger correctly. The LED part of the sensor
should be at the backside of the patient hand and the photo-detector part at the
inside. Make sure to insert the finger to a suitable depth into the sensor so that the
fingernail is just opposite to the light emitted from the sensor.
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To acquire accurate results, please read data until the sensor is steadily placed.
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Readings may not be accurate when either the sensor or the patient is moving.