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24 February 2014, 12:35 PM | #1 |
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Elementary question of chrono functionality?
Take the 5170 for example, it incorporates a scale to measure heart rate, ideally this is a precision instrument with the expectation of accuracy?
My question is this: If you are a Doctor & would like to utilize the functionality of your precision wrist tool to some degree of accuracy, which is designed to measure heart rate, how exactly do you press the start button (located on your left wrist) after you have located the patients pulse point (using your right hand), without removing your hand from the patients wrist/ pulse point? I ask because a pulse point can often be a very tricky thing to locate, depending on the patients fitness & condition. Or does the concensus feel there should be no expectation of using this watch in such a fashion?
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24 February 2014, 12:45 PM | #2 |
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Very interesting questions... There are two doctors on TRF that have owned th 5170 at some point... I look forward to one of them answering!
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24 February 2014, 12:52 PM | #3 |
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I can find my pulse easily with my left hand touching my right wrist, but I'm not a doctor I'm an engineer ;)
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24 February 2014, 01:03 PM | #4 |
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I'm not a doctor nor do I own a Patek chronograph but if I had to use that scale on it I'd do the following.
Provided that my watch is on my left wrist (where it always is), I'd use my left fingers to find my patient's pulse and while holding my fingers on his neck I'd use my right hand to start the chronograph...I don't know if there's anything that would make this go wrong but, again, I'm far from being qualified for this...
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24 February 2014, 03:33 PM | #5 |
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I would think they will take the watch off the wrist.......makes it easier. If not, it's still doable.
But I agree with you, probably nobody uses it in this fashion. |
24 February 2014, 04:22 PM | #6 |
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Use a pulseometer to measure the pulse rate and use the 5170 to impress the patient,
nurse or medical student
Never seen anyone use their watch to take a pulse in the last 15 years! Regards Julian ( but yes, I would remove the watch from my wrist first if I was going to use any mechanical watch) Last edited by watch-guy.com; 24 February 2014 at 04:23 PM.. Reason: extra |
24 February 2014, 07:58 PM | #7 |
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I can never seem to find my pulse but I'm pretty sure I'm alive.
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24 February 2014, 09:12 PM | #8 |
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Don't make sure assumptions Neil, you're not even a doctor...
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24 February 2014, 09:24 PM | #9 |
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ask the patient or use your tongue.
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all good options... the last option being especially interesting, if your using a neck pulse point there could be an issue of long hair obstructing the view of your watch… then of course there may be that stinging sensation across the side of your face, perhaps causing blurred vision from the sudden objection to that particular method i am curious because, i have an interest in alternative medicine as a possible 2nd career option for me, pulse taking & observation of the tongue & eyes are significant parts of the diagnosis… as a point of information for those unfamiliar, in Chinese medicine, the pulse is taken with 3 fingers on the wrist and an expert practitioner of this pulse taking can diagnose a persons ailments with remarkable, precision detail and accuracy … each of the 3 fingers are registering unique qualities in the pulse.
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Use your left hand to find the pulse and your right hand to depress the chrono. Or, wear the watch on your right hand, find pulse with right hand and then depress chrono with left hand.
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It is definitely a workable solution, its only slight compromise is that your watch hand is not free to move about while trying to read the time. Ie bring it closer or farther for your vision to focus or to a lesser degree just simply being able to freely turn your wrist to the light or out of the glare. With practice, im sure working with it in this fashion would become second nature.
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25 February 2014, 05:30 AM | #14 |
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I think I'd keep the chrono second hand stopped at about 50 seconds, then when needing to take a pulse set the chrono going and start counting when the chrono reached zero. Either that or just take the watch off.
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