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 == Risk mitigation ==
-Cease poppers usage if blood oxygen levels become lowered. Pale or blue skin or lips, or a headache can be used to identifiy low blood oxygen levels. If you don't recover, then seek medical help.
+Cease poppers usage if blood oxygen levels become lowered. Pale or blue skin or lips, or a headache can be used to identify low blood oxygen levels. If you don't recover, then seek medical help.
-Pulse oximeters should not be used to monitor oxygen level when poppers are used, since the methemoglobin produced by the poppers will interfere with their readings<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Watcha |first=Mehernoor F. |last2=Connor |first2=Michael T. |last3=Hing |first3=Anne V. |date=1989-07-01 |title=Pulse Oximetry in Methemoglobinemia |url=https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150190095030 |journal=American Journal of Diseases of Children |volume=143 |issue=7 |pages=845–847 |doi=10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150190095030 |issn=0002-922X}}</ref>.
+Pulse oximeters should not be used to monitor oxygen level when poppers are used. Oximeters estimate oxygenation by measuring the absorptance of two wavelengths of light, and as poppers generate methemoglobin, it interferes with this absorptance, skewing the results towards a fixed number (in most cases, 85%) regardless of actual oxygenation<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://academic.oup.com/clinchem/article/51/2/434/5629640 |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=academic.oup.com}}</ref>.
 Avoid spilling poppers which can expose you to higher concentrations over a period of time than otherwise intended.