Inaccurate oximetre leaves Covid-positive family in distress - a podcast by RNZ

from 2021-11-22T07:10

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A man whose wife was in "deep distress" because of Covid-19 symptoms, struggled to know when to call an ambulance because her oxygen readings appeared to be fine.
He's isolating at home in Auckland with all seven members of his family.
This case illustrates the challenges for people having to make critical medical decisions in self isolation.
RNZ's Health correspondent Rowan Quinn filed this story.

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