in people with darker skin. with more, here s our health correspondent, amara sophia elahi. ranjit senghera marwaha caught coronavirus in december last year and eventually ended up in hospital with seriously low oxygen levels. so, basically, flip the lid, put yourfinger in. she had been monitoring her levels at home with a pulse oximeter, but the meter consistently told her she was in safe levels even as she increasingly struggled to breathe. when i went into hospital, the first thing they said was, you really did leave it too late. had you left it any longer, i would have been straight into icu. there is growing evidence that such monitors can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin tones by 2%. that s led to nhs england and the body that regulates the use of medical devices, the mhra, issuing new advice. they say people shouldn t use the devices at home without speaking to a medical professional and to monitor oxygen levels over time. low oxygen levels are a primary
normally have been given to patients, and it is- possible that that, therefore, may have led to them becoming more unwell and potentially even dying oxygen is one of the most common treatments given in medical emergencies and doctors stress accurate readings are vital when assessing patients. nhs england say they are keeping the situation under review and have commissioned further research into the issue. amara sophia elahi, bbc news. carriejohnson, the prime minister s wife, has revealed on social media that she s pregnant with the couple s second child, who is due at christmas. she says she feels incredibly blessed, but also like a bag of nerves, after having a miscarriage at the beginning of the year. mrsjohnson gave birth to a boy, wilfred, in april 2020. in a report on last night s programme about the conviction of a wembley steward for trying to sell security wristbands and other items for the euro 2020 final, an incorrect photo of the defendant was shown. we apologise for th
people to have both jabs to enter nightclubs and other large indoor venues from september. but it s now thought that the idea of introducing vaccine passports on university campuses has been shelved. nhs england and the body that regulates healthcare products are issuing new guidance on pulse oxygen meters also known as oximeters after it was found that the devices can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin. with more, here s amara sophia elahi. ranjit senghera marwaha caught coronavirus in december last year and eventually ended up in hospital with seriously low oxygen levels. so, basically, flip the lid, put yourfinger in. she had been monitoring her levels at home with a pulse oximeter, but the meter consistently told her she was in safe levels even as she increasingly struggled to breathe. when i went into hospital, the first thing they said was, you really did leave it too late. had you left it any longer,
and because they seemed normal they might have been sent home, and denied the steroids and oxygen which we would normally have been been giving to patients, and it s possible that that therefore may have led to them becoming more unwell and potentially even dying. oxygen is one of the most common treatments given in medical emergencies, and doctors stress accurate readings are vital when assessing patients. nhs england say they are keeping the situation under review and have commissioned further research into the issue. amara sophia elahi, bbc news. police are investigating after the body of a five year old boy was found in a bridgend river. officers made the discovery in the early hours of this morning, as liz clements reports. it was at 5:a5am this morning when south wales police were called to a report of concern for a missing five year old child in an area of bridgend. in this statement they say officers attended and found the body of the child in the ogmore river
treatments given in medical emergencies, and doctors stress accurate readings are vital when assessing patients. nhs england say they are keeping the situation under review and have commissioned further research into the issue. amara sophia elahi, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: elaine thompson herah ofjamaica has won the women s 100m final at the tokyo games in a new olympic record time of 10.61 seconds. medical experts are warning that an oxygen monitoring device, called a pulse oximeter, works less well for people with darker skin tones. and, borisjohnson and his wife, carrie, have announced they re expecting a second child. their son, wilfred, was born in april last year. police are investigating after the body of a five year old boy was found in a bridgend river. officers made the discovery in the early hours of this morning. liz clements reports.