Getting started
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Instructions for use – Infinity Acute Care System – Monitoring Applications VG6.n
Admitting a patient
You can admit a patient at the Cockpit manually by
entering the demographic data on the
Demographics
page.
You can also admit a patient over the network by
pulling the data from an HL7/ADT interface (see
"Admitting a patient using Get HIS" on page 103).
This is only possible if the M540 is docked, the
IACS is connected to the Infinity network, and an
Infinity Gateway Suite (Gateway) is present. The
Gateway communicates with the network and the
HL7/ADT server.
When a patient is admitted, the profile for the
selected patient category is assigned with patient
settings already setup. Profiles eliminate repetitive
and time-consuming setup tasks.
To admit a patient manually
In the following steps, the letters in parentheses
refer to the diagram of the
Demographics
page
(see page 101).
Touch the left most field on the header bar of the
Cockpit to access the
Demographics
page.
or
1
Select
Start/Standby...
on the main menu bar.
2
Select the
Demographics
tab (if not already
selected).
3
Enter the patient name – use the symbol (B)
next to the
Patient name
field to activate a
keyboard for entering the patient name (up to
25 alphanumeric characters).
4
Enter the patient ID – use the symbol (C) next
to the
Patient ID
field to activate a keyboard for
entering the ID number (up to 12 alphanumeric
characters).
5
Enter the name of the physician – use the
symbol (D) next to the
Physician name
field to
activate a keyboard for entering the name of the
physician (up to 12 alphanumeric characters).
6
Select the desired patient category (F) –
Adult
,
Pediatric
,
or
Neonate
.
7
Enter the birthday (G) – day, month, year.
8
Enter the admit date (H) – day, month, year.
9
Select the gender (I) – unknown, male, female.
10
Enter the weight of the patient – use the keypad
symbol (J) to activate an onscreen numeric
keypad for entering the weight of the patient
(see page 104 for supported weight ranges).
11
Enter the height of the patient – use the keypad
symbol (K) to activate an onscreen numeric
keypad for entering the height of the patient
(see page 104 for supported height ranges).
WARNING
Monitors in a care area may seem identical but
may use different default alarm settings be-
cause of different profile assignments. After
admitting a patient, always verify that the set
alarm limits are appropriate for the patient.
