ESPOO Pediatric Pulse Oximeter Fingertip, Spo2 Pulse Oximeter for Kids with 20xMemory, Alarm & Brightness Adjustable(not for newborn/infant)

Have a child with Asthma? This nice pulse oximeter would be handy to have!
This is a nice little pulse oximeter, sized for a smaller finger as with a child. The main difference between a child’s monitor and an adult one, is the size of the surface where the finger is placed inside the unit, for the O2 and pulse reading. If the finger is too large, it’s possible to not get proper contact for an accurate reading. With that said, I was able to get an accurate reading- compared with results from an adult pulse oximeter unit- with my average sized pointer finger. The reading and results were quick.Choices and references for the display can be changed by doing a hold-press on the button to bring up several screens of menus and following the prompts. Or, just have fun and explore the menu. This is a handy unit to have, especially if you have children with allergies or asthma and want to keep track of the amount of oxygen in the blood.The unit comes with an attachable lanyard and batteries. At the time of this review there is a 10% off coupon that expires after a short time, but even without it, the price is reasonable.

Simple but effective pulse oximeter
This pulse oximeter is quite nice. It’s a little on the right side, but seems to have good construction. The hinge actually has an offset to allow for larger fingers, which is great. The display is decent, and easy to see. The set up and memory mode do have a bit smaller text, which can be a bit harder to read, but overall not too bad. It displays battery life as well which I like. I also like the fact that it takes triple AAA batteries. I like the lanyard that it comes with which is decent and fits around the neck. Would’ve been nice to have a protective case, but that is the only downside.It is quite simple to use. You simply push the single button and place your finger into the padded reading sensor. It will begin to take readings immediately and display results within five seconds. It immediately senses when it’s been removed and will power down after five seconds. It has simple basic functions that include pulse rate, oxygen, concentration, and perfusion percentage, which measures the blood flow in the finger used. I like the fact that it has a 20 measurement memory which makes it good for home use or working in a medical environment where you’re seeing multiple patients at a time. Overall, this is an easy to use device. That does exactly what it’s supposed to do.

Got nearly identical readings for myself with both adult and child-oximeters
When someone in our family has a new child, I generally give them a child’s oximeter. There are bound to be situations where it would be helpful for parents to get oximeter readings as long as they don’t rely on it exclusively and also take the child’s other symptoms into consideration. That said, having a child-specific oximeter is important because a child’s small fingers may not be read accurately in an adult oximeter. This oximeter by ESPOO is a cute elephant that closes gently on a child’s finger and provides a reading very quickly. The readout is clear and I especially like the adjustable settings for brightness and alarm levels. This oximeter also stores previous readings which other child-oximeters I’ve ordered did not do. My fingers are small and I measured my levels both with my adult oximeter and this one for a child and got nearly identical readings. The only negative is that the battery compartment is extremely tight. I tried three different brands of battery and had to really fight to install one set. I was going to deduct a star for this but I decided not to only because inserting batteries will only be done occasionally and does not impact daily use.