Covidien Nellcor OxiMax N-600x, Operator'S Manual

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Operating the Oximeter
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Operator’s Manual
To set adult or neonatal modes
WARNING
Supplemental oxygen will attenuate patterns of desaturation. A patient’s respiratory
compromise can be proportionally more severe before patterns appear in the
saturation trend. Remain vigilant when monitoring a patient on supplemental oxygen.
WARNING
The SPD feature is for use with adults patients only. In Neonate Mode, the SPD feature
remains OFF.
1. With the oximeter in the normal monitoring mode, press the LIMITS softkey. The oximeter
displays the ADULT LIMITS or NEONATE LIMITS screen, based on institutional or default
settings.
a. The adult limits screen displays the institutional or factory default settings
appropriate to adult and pediatric patients.
Figure 34. Setting Adult and Pediatric Limits Screen
b. The neonate limits screen displays the institutional or factory default settings
appropriate to neonatal patients.
Figure 35. Setting Neonate Limits Screen
2. Press the NEO or ADULT softkey to set the desired ADULT LIMITS or NEONATE LIMITS.
Setting Temporary Limits
The initial values in the limits screen are the factory default settings listed in Adult
and Neonate Default Settings , page 51, or the institutional default settings set by
qualified service personnel. A decimal point (.) immediately follows any modified