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I have additional information on my father's death. The cardiac monitor/EKG report shows SPO2 levels at 68% at 8:48pm, 82% at 8:59pm, 83% at 9:00pm, and 82% at 9:01pm. The readings of 82%, 83%, and 82% indicate low perfusion, but the 68% does not. Which SPO2 level should be considered? Additionally, if the 68% and my own measurement of 74% were accurate, could these low oxygen levels have caused my father to become unconscious and led to an arrhythmia and cardiac arrest? If the three low readings in the 80s were correct, could they also have caused unconsciousness, arrhythmia, and cardiac arrest? Finally, the paramedics did not provide supplemental oxygen, so his oxygen levels were low for about 20 minutes.

May 15th, 2024

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