Title: Improving Pneumonia Management and Pulse Oximetry - Stop Pneumonia / Every Breath Counts
Headings: Improving Pneumonia Management and Pulse Oximetry
Improving Pneumonia Management and Pulse Oximetry
Article posted on November 29, 2016.
Successful Use of Pulse Oximetry Can Lead to Providing Lifesaving Therapies, Like Oxygen
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Improving Pneumonia Management and Pulse Oximetry
Interview with Dr. Kim Mulholland, London, UK and Melbourne, AU
Q: When it comes to pneumonia management, where is the gap?
Q: How has the availability and quality of pulse oximetry changed over time?
Q: How can appropriate use of pulse oximeters be improved?
Q: How can these lessons learned be applied to other pneumonia strategies?
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Content: The LifeBox® also includes appropriate size probes for infants. This is a big step forward because it’s emphasizing the need for quality. Q: How can appropriate use of pulse oximeters be improved? A: Thorough training for health workers is necessary. There are times when the health worker puts the probe on the child’s finger when the child is screaming and wiggling. Maybe they get a bit of a signal on the monitor, 89% flashes a couple of times, and the health worker takes the probe off the child. Then they record the reading as 89%. Now that’s an inaccurate reading.