Originally Posted by Marvelous Marv

Analog has spelled it out very well. My question is, WTF was the dentist, who is supposedly certified in sedation of this type, doing working without a pulse oximeter? That's standard of care.

I believe the expert they consulted called it a "finger monitor" in an earlier post.

That alone would likely have prevented the girl's death. Monitoring her most likely would have, too.

Admittedly I wasn't there, but these two things scream out at me.