| Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and ambulatory | | | | non-invasive medical instrument. Because of their |
| care is one of the most important components of | | | | ease of use, speed, and cost effectiveness, pulse |
| the health care system. The ability to quickly | | | | oximeters are the preferred medical device for |
| respond to patient health complications and | | | | EMS and ambulatory care settings. |
| situations is what truly makes EMS and | | | | Because the oximeter is smaller than the size of |
| ambulatory care such an important service. Due | | | | a pager it is a great tool for EMS personnel to |
| to the quick-paced nature of this service it is | | | | have on them all the time. Whether EMS |
| necessary for EMS personnel to be able to quickly | | | | personnel need to quickly enter someone's home |
| and accurately assess the vital signs of patients | | | | or other locations where it is difficult to have a |
| while on the way to the hospital. Some of the | | | | bulky oximeter machine, a portable pulse |
| important vital signs that need to be taken are | | | | oximeter like the Landon Medical PC-60C2 |
| the patient's pulse rate, blood oxygen saturation | | | | Oximeter give EMS personnel the power to |
| (SpO2), and perfusion index. A medical which has | | | | measure the vital signs of patients quickly and |
| the capabilities of having easy portability and | | | | accurately. The FDA approved Landon Medical |
| offering accurate, fast readings is a portable pulse | | | | PC-60C2 Fingertip Pulse Oximeter provides on |
| oximeter. | | | | spot SpO2 (percentage of oxygen saturation in |
| A pulse oximeter is a small, hand-held medical | | | | the blood) and pulse rate with accuracy and ease. |
| device that measures the oxygen saturation of a | | | | A true comprehensive product, the PC-60C2 |
| patient's blood as well a patient's heart rate. As | | | | combines light weight and portability with multiple |
| opposed to measuring oxygen saturation through | | | | features including on-spot measurement of blood |
| an invasive procedure such as a blood sample, a | | | | oxygen saturation, pulse rate, Perfusion Index, |
| pulse oximeter is used as a painless and | | | | and Plethysmograph capabilities. |