Re: RC: quality of heart rate.

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Say, Gwen..I am only talking about using the hand-held for pulse takers, not
vets...  How many times have you gotten inexperienced pulse people who cannot
count (or even FIND a heartrate)?

I agree whole-heartedly that a vet should use a stethoscope for just the
reason you state.

Using the heartcheck is easy for even someone who is snatched up from the
sidelines to take pulses...it is "idiot" proof!!!

Teddy

dluehosh@juno.com wrote:

> Another thing to assess though, and the vets are the ones that SHOULD do
> it, is the quality of the beat- if it's erratic or sounds funny, you
> can't hear that on a hand held. If the horse is panting heavily and you
> can't get a good heartbeat, I don't think you can get a good reading...
> don't know, not that experienced with them- but that is something else
> that's good info to know about the horse. Also, if it drops and is steady
> after dropping  you know you should have a good heart rate, but what if
> it just goes up and down? I would want to know that and like it if a PR
> person tells me something in particular like they can't get a good rate,
> or that it's hard to hear...  My job is to gather the most info about the
> horse in the shortest amount of time possible, and it really helps to pin
> down a problem if there is something odd, in some cases.
> So I am going to keep listening, and though we haven't had too many
> problems with handhelds at the rides I've helped at, I still don't think
> they can take the place of the human ear.
> I think they are a good gauge on the trail, and also for training though,
> and perhaps if I get to use one regularly I'll change my mind further,
> but right now not for judging.
> JMO
> Gwen Dluehosh DVM
>
> On Mon, 06 Sep 1999 21:11:55 PDT "eddie spurgeon" <espurgeon@hotmail.com>
> writes:
> > RE:Hand Held Heart Rate Monitors.
> >
> > Lynette, last month or so I posted my experience and opinion of the
> > hand
> > held heart rate units when used in the fast paced enviroment of an
> > endurance  On the other hand, neither
> > is
> > there a pulse takers qualification standard cited. "You pays your
> > money and
> > you takes your chances".
> >
> > Eddie...
>
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