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One for the Road: You’ve got to love the pleth wave – why?

Steve Whitehead breaks down pulse ox plethysmography

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So if you’re ever looking at a funky pace rhythm or something that’s wide and it changes in morphology, or there’s lots of ectopy and you’re wondering how much of that rhythm is perfusing and how many of those heartbeats are perfusing beats, well wonder no more.

You know that you can look at that funky wave created by the pulse ox probe, but what would you look for and why? Steve Whitehead will tell you all about pleth waves (plethysmography) on this episode of One for the Road.

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Now playing on SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ – One for the Road, featuring Steve Whitehead and sponsored by Hartwell Medical. Whether it’s street-smart tips on what to carry in your cargo pocket, or what to do when you make a mistake in the field, this twice-monthly series is a great way to brush up on the essentials all medics need to know. Watch One for the Road.

Steve Whitehead, NRP, is a firefighter/paramedic and EMS instructor with the South Metro Fire Rescue Authority in Lone Tree, Colorado; and creator of the blog, The EMT Spot.