22 Nov 2021

Inaccurate oxygen readings leave a family in distress

From Morning Report, 6:40 am on 22 November 2021

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 were fine.

He's isolating at home in Auckland with all seven members of his family including five children aged from 8 years to 8 months.

His wife's pulse oximetre's readings were showing she was getting enough air, when she was unable to get enough breath while sitting still.