5
Initiate Hypothermia (Cool Patient and Rewarm Patient)
Hypothermia
therapy is initiated and managed, and patient temperature is
automatically controlled to a set target temperature from the
Cool Patient
and
Rewarm Patient
windows in the
Hypothermia
therapy screen.
The
Cool Patient
window displays the cooling phase patient target
temperature and the length of time remaining in the cooling phase of the
Hypothermia
therapy.
The
Rewarm Patient
window displays the rewarming phase patient target
temperature and the length of time remaining in the rewarming phase of
the
Hypothermia
therapy.
To initiate hypothermia therapy:
From the
Patient Therapy Selection
screen, press the
Hypothermia
button
to display the
Hypothermia
therapy screen.
1. Cool Patient Settings
• The default patient target temperature and duration will display in the
Cool Patient
window.
• To modify the patient target temperature and duration, press the
Adjust
button to display the
Cool Patient-Adjust
window.
•
Cool Patient To:
Use the Up and Down arrows on the left side to set
the desired patient target temperature to cool the patient
•
Cool Patient For:
Use the Up and Down arrows on the right side to set
the cooling duration to cool the patient before rewarming begins.
• Press
the
Save
button to save the new settings and close the
Cool
Patient-Adjust
window
2. Rewarm Patient Settings
• The default patient target temperature and duration will display in the
Rewarm Patient
window.
• To change the rewarming phase patient target temperature and
rewarming rate, press the
Adjust
button in the
Rewarm Patient
window
to display the
Rewarm Patient-Adjust
screen. Use the Up and Down ar-
rows on the left side to set the desired final patient target temperature.
•
Rewarm Patient To:
Use the Up and Down arrows on the right side to
set the desired final patient target temperature.
•
Rewarm at a Rate of:
Use the Up and Down arrows in the center of the
screen to set the rewarming rate.
•
Rewarm Patient From:
When cooling a patient, adjustment of the
Rewarm Patient From
setting on the left side of the screen is disabled
and defaults to the
Cool Patient
target temperature.
• When rewarming a patient, the
Rewarm Patient From
adjustment is
enabled and the value can be modified. The
Rewarm Patient From
setting is the temperature to which the system is currently controlling
the patient. The
Rewarm Patient From
temperature will automatically
increase as the rewarming process continues. This feature allows the
rewarming procedure to be optimized by allowing complete control of
the rewarming ramp.
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