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On that whole subject, I once had an M.D. tell me that he felt the pulse ox. was a bit of a false animal in the pre-hospital setting. He suggested to look at the pt. (breathing rate, quality, lung sounds, etc.) He added that hemoglobin is 3 dimensional and the readings taken by the probe were only looking at two dimensions. How much of a difference is number values is that?? Couldn't tell you. I just try to remember PINK=GOOD, BLUE=BAD.