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Information for the doctor and qualified medical staff 89
The
Admit new patient
function restores the factory settings.
VitaGuard® is delivered with alarm limits for patients in the
0 to 2
years
age group.
The following settings vary with the age group:
the
Lower limit
and the
Upper limit
in the
Pulse rate
menu
The table lists the factory settings for each age group:
0
to
2
years
2
to
6
years
> 6
years
Lower pulse rate limit [/min] 80
60 55
Upper pulse rate limit [/min] 220
150 120
All other settings are not specific to age groups.
The values set last are retained when VitaGuard® is switched off and
when the supply network or batteries fail to provide power.
9.3.4
System\ Pre-
and
Post-alarm time
In the event of an alarm, data for the
pre-alarm
and
post-alarm times
set here are stored in addition to the duration of the alarm. These times
can be set from 30 to 180 seconds for
pre-alarm
and from 30 to 250 se-
conds for
post-alarm
in steps of ten seconds.
Also the menu item “
System\ Interval recording”
explained on page
90 records data for the duration of the pre-alarm and post-alarm times.
9.3.5
System\ Alarm mute time
In order to allow caregivers to tend to a patient in peace during an
alarm, the acoustic alarm signal can be temporarily deactivated with
the <Esc> key. Set the
Alarm mute time
to 30, 60, 90, or 120 seconds
as required. The acoustic alarm signal is automatically reactivated
after this time.