Mindray VS-900, Operator'S Manual

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WARNING
according to your hospital’s policy. Please contact our Customer Service if
accuracy verification is needed.
NOTE

Patient actions may interfere with oral temperature readings. Ingesting hot or
cold liquids, eating food, chewing gum, brushing teeth, smoking, or performing
strenuous activities may affect temperature readings for up to 20 minutes after
the activity has ended.

In the axillary mode, the probe shall directly contact with patient’s skin.
Measuring through patient’s clothes or long-term exposure of patient’s armpit
to the air may result in inaccurate temperature reading.

Choose appropriate probe according to patient type and measurement site.
Using the incorrect probe may cause patient's discomfort and inaccurate
measurements.

Improper use of probe may also cause patient's discomfort and inaccurate
measurements.
10.1.1 Setting Temp
Select Temp parameter area to access [ Temp Setup ] menu. You can set:

Temp type: [
Predictive
] or [
Monitor
].

Temperature measurement site: the measurement site is related to the probe
type. When using oral/axillary probe, you can select the site [ Oral ] and [ Axillary ];
when using rectal probe, you can select [
Rectal
].
You can select the temperature type and measurement site only when the probe is in the
probe well.
10.1.2 Measuring Temp
10.1.2.3
Selecting Measuring Site
The temperature module can be configured with 2 types of temperature probe:

oral/axillary probe (blue), and

rectal probe (red)
The blue oral/axillary probe shall only be used with blue probe well, while the red rectal
probe shall only be used with red well.
Be sure to select correct probe according to the measurement site.