| To many it comes as a surprise that asthma is | | | | The FDA approved Pediatric Pulse Oximeter C-52 |
| the leading cause of chronic illness in children in the | | | | is the world's smalled pulse oximeter. It offers a |
| United States. Statistics say that it affects as | | | | special design and chipset technology specifically |
| many as 10%-12% of children and this amount is | | | | manufactured for a child's finger. It uses a |
| ever increasing. Although asthma can begin at any | | | | customized pediatric oximetry sensor adjusted |
| age, children tend to show their first symptoms | | | | for children's skin to ensure accurate reading even |
| by the age of 5. What makes it particularly | | | | for infant and neonatal. Also, accurate readings |
| frustrating for parents of children with asthma is | | | | are provided even if there is rapid movement as |
| that many times the child can not express the | | | | children tend to not sit in place. The C-52 model |
| fact that he/she is short of breath or is having | | | | features a multi-color OLED display along with |
| trouble breathing. | | | | Perfusion Index. The C-52 is widely used in |
| | | | | hospitals, pediatrician offices, emergency and |
| A great medical device to monitor child asthma is | | | | ambulatory situations, as well as inside the home. |
| the Landon Medical Pediatric Pulse Oximeter C-52. | | | | |
| A Finger Pulse Oximeter is a medical device that | | | | Being small and portable, the C-52 Child Fingertip |
| measures the blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) | | | | Oximeter allows Parents to have the power to |
| and pulse rate. It is especially useful for individuals | | | | monitor their child's asthma wherever they go. |
| with asthma because it shows the percentage of | | | | For example, when a child with asthma is playing |
| hemoglobin that is carrying oxygen in the blood | | | | on the playground the parents can simply ask the |
| and thus allows for determining the severity of | | | | child to put his finger in the pulse oximeter and |
| the asthma attack as well as the response to | | | | within seconds the parents can determine |
| treatment. | | | | whether the child is getting enough oxygen or |
| | | | | does he need to take a rest. |