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Operation
4-6
Operator’s Manual
WARNING:
Prior to each use of the monitoring system, check the alarm limits to ensure they are
appropriate for the patient being monitored. Ensure alarm limits do not exceed the
standard thresholds set by the institution.
WARNING:
Do not preset different alarm limits for the same or similar equipment within a single
area.
Caregivers may choose to adjust SpO
2
and pulse rate (PR) alarm thresholds from
default values as necessary. These changes remain in effect until modified again or
until a power cycle occurs. Changes to the SpO
2
and pulse rate (PR) alarm thresholds
appear in their respective numerical area. In addition, caregivers may choose to use
the SatSeconds™ alarm option to manage the frequency of SpO
2
alarm limit viola-
tions.
SpO
2
numerical area —
Indicates hemoglobin oxygen saturation levels. The display
value flashes - - - during loss-of-pulse alarms and flashes the SpO
2
value on a yellow
background when saturation is outside the alarm limits. During SpO
2
searches, the
monitoring system continues to update the display. Current upper and lower alarm
limit settings appear as smaller values to the left of the dynamic SpO
2
Menu Structure and Factory Defaults
, p. 4-20, for default alarm limit settings.
Pulse Rate (PR) numerical area —
Displays the pulse rate in beats per minute (bpm).
The display value flashes - - - during loss-of-pulse alarms and flashes the pulse rate value
on a yellow background when the pulse rate is outside of the alarm limits. During pulse
searches, the monitoring system continues to update the display. Pulse rates outside of
the pulse rate range of 20 to 250 bpm are displayed as 0 and 250, respectively. Current
upper and lower alarm limit settings appear as smaller values to the left of the dynamic
pulse rate value. Reference
Menu Structure and Factory Defaults
limit settings.
SatSeconds™ circle —
SatSeconds™ monitors both degree and duration of desatura-
tion as an index of desaturation severity. Thus, the SatSeconds™ feature helps distin-
guish clinically significant events from minor and brief desaturations that may result in
nuisance alarms. When the SatSeconds™ feature is enabled, the SatSeconds™ icon fills
in the clockwise direction as the SatSeconds™ alarm management system detects SpO
2
readings outside of the limits setting. The SatSeconds™ icon empties in the counter-
clockwise direction when SpO
2
readings are within limits. When the SatSeconds™ icon
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