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Waiting to Start the Test
You will need to wait for the traceline or plethysmograph to
become stable with a regular pattern and you need to
remain still
throughout.
Sometimes if your hands are cold or you have restricted peripheral
blood flow to your limbs the
Perfusion Index
(PI) will be lower. If
you rest and relax for a few minutes and get your breathe steady,
the PI will improve enough for you to take a reading. A PI of 3% or
higher is adequate to take a reading.
Taking a Reading
When you feel that the traceline or plethysmograph is stable and
has a uniform wave size and the PI% has risen to over 3%, press
Start
with your other hand. Remember not to touch the
Start
button on the App with the hand you have the
Activ8rlives
Pulse
Oximeter2
attached to as this will give an inaccurate reading
because it has been moved.
The
Activ8rlives
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Wellness App
will give you a countdown
from
15 seconds
to the time when the reading will be completed.
Continue to
remain still throughout.
Once this has been measured, your reading will be transmitted and
displayed on your Smartphone or Tablet and on the LCD of the
Activ8rlives
Pulse Oximeter2
Monitor. From there it is transmitted
to your
Activ8rlives
online account by WiFi or Cellular signal. This
may take longer if your WiFi and Cellular Signal are not fast.
The display on the
Activ8rlives
Pulse Oximeter2
Monitor switches
off to save power after a few seconds. It is advised to turn off the
device at the
Start/Stop
button.
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NOTE:
To obtain an accurate and consistent reading you must:
1.
warm your hands, by rubbing them together before you
start for at least 1 minute and get the blood moving;
2.
calm your heart rate and breathing; and
3.
keep still throughout.
