Difference in the heart rate measured

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You are called to the emergency department to care for a patient who fell through the ice on a pond. After placing a pulse oximeter on the patient, you notice that it is reading 45 beats per minute slower than the ECG and the saturation reads 65%. Why is there such a difference in the heart rate measured on each device?

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