More health inequality: Black people are 3 times more likely to experience pulse oximeter errors
- Written by Thomas Valley, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan
A pulse oximeter measures a person's blood oxygen saturation level and heart rate.Grace Cary via Getty ImagesDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have purchased small devices called pulse oximeters for use in their home – based on well-intentioned recommendations from health care providers and the media. Pulse oximeters are devices,...