Pulse Oxymeter ?
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I know this'll sound like my usual gripe. I wouldn't carry one in the outdoors no mater how good it was, unless you are also going to carry oxygen. Monitoring something that you cant do anything about will only cause distraction and stress. I also wouldn't use a cheap one no matter what. There is always a margin of error, usually +/-2% with the expensive devices, I dread to think what it would be in the cheap ones. I often find with people who have been lying in the outdoors you cant get a reading due to them being cold and peripherally shut down. The casualties colour will tell you all you need to know about their condition. Sorry to be negative, but you really don't need this stuff for outdoor/bushcraft first aid.
Completely agree with what Gimli says. No point carrying one if you don't have Oxygen, you're better off getting a decent fob watch and getting really good at taking a pulse on lots of different parts of the body.
The cheap ones are a waste of money, and for something that could be used in a life or death situation, you really want something you can rely on.
Julia
The cheap ones are a waste of money, and for something that could be used in a life or death situation, you really want something you can rely on.
Julia
Yep, agree with the above. Why would you want one? It would serve no useful purpose out in the wild without oxygen. Unless of course you have a medical condition which means you need one, in which case please don't get one for a couple of quid!
I bought one off ebay from china. works just fine. Not convinced carrying oxygen is important, Teaching Fist Aid as a Diver I know how beneficial it is. But being able to report over the phone what 02 sat is may speed up the response time, or give you more time to react to why your checking ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/1213...1=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108&ff19=0
I bought something similar to that,only ever used as a demo unit
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/1213...1=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108&ff19=0
I bought something similar to that,only ever used as a demo unit
A colleague bought a cheap (20 quid) one off amazon. I was very unimpressed by it, I would save up and pay a bit more on one worth having.
Julia
Julia
Mine seemed to follow pulse rate... no clue on 02 Sat. New batteries always helped
Fair comment, I can understand why replies were made in the vein that they were.
Me too, I would have misinterpreted your question as being 'are lower cost ones better or equal to higher price ones?'
I totally missed the point regarding UK suppliers.
It reads like the replies were made with good intent, you posed one of those questions that, whilst correct, could have been elaborated upon a little more.
I'm hopefully not stoking a fire here.
rorymax
I could ask the same question but replace 'pulse oxymeter' with Jetboil or Polycotton tarp, I would still get similar responses. 
So has anyone bought one online ?
So has anyone bought one online ?
The point of my post was that i paid top dollar for my unit, and its still accurate and working after 10 yrs of hard use. I would be wary of cheap versions, some ive seen arent that robust and can be less than accurate.
Giving the sats over the phone may speed up the response? Eh naw! If you're reading the sats without the ability to supply O2 and knowing the British Thoracic Society guidelines on oxygen therapy then I think you may be misunderstanding why we take a patients sats.
I could ask the same question but replace 'pulse oxymeter' with Jetboil or Polycotton tarp, I would still get similar responses.
So has anyone bought one online ?
No you wouldn't get the same reply. I can understand why you would be looking for a comparison of cooking stoves, you absolutely need one for days away. I suppose to be fair you didn't mention that you wanted to use it outdoors so perhaps I've been a bit rash and presumptuous. Therefore I would say don't go near the cheap ones. I have used one and it fell apart very quickly, and it was only a spare used as a backup, so not hard use. If you want to buy patient care kit it's worth spending money.
Fair point, I guess I asked for that one
I was wondering under what circumstances he would use it. Outdoors? Is he a first aider covering events?
When I was looking to buy one myself, my research led me to a Nonin Go2 as being a good quality one.
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