GE CARESCAPE, User Manual

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Starting and ending monitoring
5. One of the following selections is available:
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Start New is available when there is no active patient case/admitted patient
on the monitor. Select this to load patient data from the network.
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Reset Current or Discharge Current is available when there is an active
case/admitted patient on the monitor. Select this to end the case/discharge
the patient on the monitor and to erase all patient data. The selected patient
case is loaded from the network.
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Merge to Current when there is an active patient case/admitted patient on the
monitor and the same patient can be found at the central station. Select this to
combine their patient data.
The message Loading from network is displayed until all data has been loaded. The
monitor will send all updated patient data except trends to a connected PDM or TRAM.
About standby
When you remove the patient temporarily from the monitor, you can use the standby
option. Standby locations are defined during configuration through
Monitor Setup
> Default Setup > Care Unit Settings > Standby Sites . These settings are password
protected.
For more information, see the CARESCAPE Modular Monitors Supplemental
Information Manual.
Starting standby
1. Select the patient information area on the screen.
2. Select the Standby tab.
3. Select the radio button for an appropriate standby location.
The factory default locations are the following but they can be changed during
configuration:
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Operating Room
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MRI
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CT Scan
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Physiotherapy
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Dialysis
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Radiology
4. Select Prepare for Standby .
If patient cables are still connected and the monitor receives vital signs, a text
indicating that audio alarms have been paused appears.
5. Disconnect patient cables to start the standby.
If you do not disconnect the cables and vitals signs are still present after the audio
pause time expires, the standby is canceled.
6. Check that the NIBP Auto is turned off.
The screen goes blank and the GE logo with a text like Patient temporarily in MRI
(location according to your selection) appears.
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