Pulse Oximetry Using a Disposable Finger Sensor Placed on the Forehead in Hypoxic Patients

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-125

  Smithline, Howard A ^a   Rudnitzky, Ned ^a   Macomber, Sandy ^a   Blank, Fidela S J ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medicine; hypoxia; oximetry; oxygen saturation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; SENSOR; ANOXIA; DEVICES; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; OXIMETRY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANOXIA; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; MALE; OXIMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77953610808     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.03.019     Document Type: Article

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