Vital Signs Monitor User Manual Warning-Score System
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Chapter 15 Warning-Score System
Click
User Maintain
>
Score Type
to turn on one of the warning-score function.
User can use warning-score system to get score and sum up based on measurement value or input
value of each vital sign. Warning-score system includes EWS (Early Warning Score), NEWS
(National Early Warning Score System) and MEWS (Modified Early Warning Score) system,
which are mutual excluded. That is, only one system can be used at the same time.
NOTE:
1 MEWS, EWS and NEWS are not available in USA.
2 The score results are for reference only and the score significance must be
determined by the physician.
15.1 Warning-Score Interface
The interface includes EWS, NEWS or MEWS sub-interface.
To enter the interface: 1. By shortcut key. Click
User Maintain
>
Shortcut
to select
Score
. Then
click
Score
shortcut key to enter; 2. By menu. Click
Menu
>
Score
to enter.
To exit the interface: 1. By shortcut key. Click
Score
shortcut key to exit; 2. By menu. Click X
button on the top right of the interface.
Before exiting interface, if selected
Method
is score calculator, the monitor can exit not only this
interface, but also this function; if selected
Method
is auto score, the monitor can only exit this
interface instead of this function.
NOTE:
Operations, including power-off, updating patient and entering standby or Demo mode,
will stop current warning-score, and also monitor will exit this function.
15.2 Warning-Score Method
Warning-Score method includes score calculator (default) and auto score. If score calculator is
selected, user needs to input
HR/PR
,
TEMP
,
RR
,
SYS
,
SpO
2
,
Oxygen
,
Age
and
Consciousness
manually, if auto score is selected, user needs to input
TEMP
,
RR
,
Oxygen
,
Consciousness
and
Age
manually (
HR/PR
,
SYS
,
SpO
2
value will be obtained automatically), and then click
Start
.
The monitor will calculate and display score result.
NOTE:
1 If any of above information is not completely input, the monitor will prompt information:
Incomplete parameter input, unable to score
.
2 In Ward Round mode,
RR
,
Oxygen
and
Consciousness
can be obtained according
to Custom Parameters, which are consistent with the data of Custom Parameters
entered by the user in the main interface.
