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Software
Tongue Edema
From the Configuration menu:
1. Select the <
General
> tab on
Configuration
screen.
2. Click the <
Tongue edema pressure
> option under the
SimMom
feature set values subheading.
3. Enter the desired pressure rate into the dialog box.
Seizure
From the Configuration menu:
1. Select the < General > tab on Configuration screen.
2. Click the < Seizure intensity > option under the SimMom feature
set values
subheading.
3. Enter the desired intensity into the dialog box.
Help Files
Software Help-files can be accessed as follows:
1. Click the Windows < Start > button
2. Select < Programs >.
3. Select < SimMom Instructor Applications >.
4. Select the <
SimMom Help File
>.
Fetal Monitoring
The electronic fetal monitor (EFM) on the user interface displays the
Fetal Heart Rate and Uterine Activity waveforms. The EFM has the
option to scroll at 1 cm or 3 cm per minute. At 1 cm per minute, the
EFM shows 60 minutes of fetal monitoring without having to scroll.
At 3 cm per minutes, it shows 20 minutes without having to scroll. It
records at least 90 minutes of fetal monitoring that can be viewed by
scrolling back.
To scroll back, left click and hold on the EFM display and then move
the mouse to the right.
Adjust Fetal Heart and Uterine Activity Parameters During
Simulation
To adjust fetal heart parameters and uterine activity parameters, click
the EFM display to open the
Fetal simulation setup window.
Under the Select preset tab, the user can perform the following
functions:
– Increase or decrease the fetal heart rate baseline by sliding the
toggle left or right.
– Select preset parameters for baseline variability, fetal heart pattern,
and uterine activity.
To load a preset parameter into the simulation:
1. Click on a preset parameter in one of the menus ( Baseline
variability , Fetal heart pattern , or Uterine activity ).
Note: The preview screen displays the effects of the
parameter changes on the simulation before they are actually
loaded into the simulation.
2. Click the < Apply > button to load the parameter into the
simulation.
Under the
Custom
tab, the user can customize the simulation by
manually adjusting certain parameters using the sliding toggle.
Baseline fetal heart rate parameter controls the rate of the fetal heart.
Fetal heart pattern parameters include the following:
–
FHR
(fetal heart rate)
offset
sets FHR relative to baseline.
– Acceleration slider sets amplitude of periodic accelerations.