Fingertip Pulse Oximeter used by MORU Team Member, by Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, c2020

Brief Description: This oximeter was owned by a member of the MORU team. They said: "It was used once by my family, at home, when the second COVID-19 wave hit Bangkok, Thailand. It was in the news that people who have caught COVID-19 would have troubles breathing. Back then, we knew so little about the symptoms of this disease. The oximeter was out-of-stock everywhere."
Subject: Covid-19; Education; Thailand
Item type: Object
Makers: Worarat Khuenpetch
Provenance: Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) is a research collaboration between Mahidol University (Thailand), Oxford University (UK) and the Wellcome Trust. It conducts clinical trials and public health research that aim to discover and develop appropriate, affordable interventions that measurably improve the health of people living in resource-limited parts of the world. During the COVID pandemic, the team identified gaps in knowledge around COVID-19 transmission and prevention and used this to produce videos and educational materials for healthcare workers, the public and school children. Further info: MORU Epidemiology YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moruepidemiology5210 School Project YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@MORUEPI_SCHOOLPROJECT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moruepischoolproject
Object type: Oximeter
Dimensions: Height: 55mm Width: 75mm Depth: 35mm
Inventory No: 18782.5

Description

Fingertip pulse oximeter in box