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Old April 9th 20, 09:57 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default O2, Question for medics.

On Monday, March 23, 2020 at 12:44:30 PM UTC-4, Duster wrote:
A pulse oximeter is quite reliable at cold altitudes in turbulence.


Another factor to ponder is the effect of bright sunshine on a device that depends on a red LED.

https://www.danlj.org/~danlj/Soaring...-p18-20-22.pdf


On the other hand, pulse oximeter ARE designed to work indoors sitting quietly in a chair or resting in bed.