Has anyone used this in a child/toddler? I have a 4 year that has severe asthma and I need an at home tool to monitor his pulse ox. Any suggestions?
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I can only resopond as an adult -- but, I can tell you that it matches my readings at the doctors office. Cold fingers do not give an accurate reading in a MN winter. I am very happy and have no concern about the accuracy of my meter.
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I have not used it on a child, but I think it would give accurate readings assuming you can persuade the child to hold still for about half-a-minute. It is not uncomfortable, just snug like those "Chinese" finger traps.
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We used ours last summer driving through areas of smoke from fires in our crew cab pickup. My husband has asthma and is very sensitive to smoke and it worked great. It also works for pet odors or fumes from traffic. We were very pleased with it and the price was good.
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I hope you have not bought it yet. Wether it comes with a guarantee or not, its the most useless Wrist Blood pressure monitor you can ever buy. Mine stopped working two months after purchase and I seldomly used it. I didnt care to followup on the warrantly since it was so pissed off.
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Also, read the other answers: this device DOES NOT offer continuous heart rate monitoring. I think the description is a little misleading about that. For me a deal breaker.
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From what I understand, you need a completely different unit to use on pediatric patients because the algorithm in the machine isn't calibrated for use on patients that young. I'm not certain, but I don't think Omron makes a digital unit that can be used on pediatric patients. I believe they make manual BP cuffs though.
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I used them on my 2 year old. My kids started using them independently at 5. Easy to use.
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Yes, easy to use but, I don't know if it keeps track of two or more BP's because it keeps in memory previous 90 readings. My mom uses it only so, I never checked the directions to see if it will keep separate average.
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I believe this is a question which should be directed to a trusted medical authority. I personally discontinued use of this product because it read differently than my doctor's professional monitor. I highly suggest you get a qualified answer from a medical authority and good luck and my best to the boy who requires this monitoring.
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Ill have my husband take a look. As an RN I am surprised just how accurate this has turned out to be, not only with oxygenation levels but heart rate as well. My husband had an inconclusive sleecomp study and we decided to do this instead. Worked great thw alarm goes off when his oxygen levels drop, and has proven to us that he does have sleep apnea.
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Hello, We do not specifically have this product for children. We advise contacting your pediatrician to ask exactly which product would be best. Please contact us with any further questions. Thank you! -Anna H.
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the answer is no. i just got back from vacation and i think the best tool is to be vigilant. and i also think what i really need is to get a gadget much like a car remote with a very loud sound much like a horn or at least adjustable to that level attachable to my kid.
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Hi M. Murray. I am an EMT. I use my pulse ox to monitor an irregular heart rate that I sometimes experience. I haven't tried using the pulse ox while exercising or running. The pulse ox clips to the end of your index finger. It may slip off during exercise. It is usually used in a controlled environment. Hope this helps. -Gwen
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Actually I'm not sure about this one. But there are pediatric finger pulse oximeters that will even take the oxygen level of a newborn. Hope this helps.
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Karen, The only thing it claimed to do was measure my pulse. It could only do that if I was sitting quietly. It would never register if I had been working out. It died the day after I got it.
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I actually used it (supervised at first, of course) when my son was 10 months old. He started to understand how it worked overtime. He is 14 months now and does great on his own. I think the warning should be thought of as a suggestion in this case. Just make sure to look for small parts, but in this box the smallest part was about the size of a bouncy ball , so it wasn't too bad.
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Since the monitor picks up your pulse, I'd suggest that if it's not showing a regular beat, then go get a heart check-up. It's just my thought that it would give an irregular pulse rate.I just finished trying it on my husband, who DOES have an irregular heart beat & the little heart shows a "blip" every 3 beats, which would definitely be his irregular heart beat. Hope that helps. Just watch the little heart on your monitor.
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Yes, it is my understanding that this is how to use it. That is what I do. I bought one a couple of years ago and like it, but truthfully cannot say it has helped in anyway. I also bought one for my son, and he has asthma, I don't think he ever used it. Hope this was helpful.