Nasco Healthcare DANi LF04500, Instruction Manual

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Calibration Procedures
1 . Follow the setup procedures .
2 . Apply the cuff to the simulated arm .
3 . Set the electronic control unit systolic pressure
to 150 mmHg and set the diastolic pressure to
70 mmHg .
4 . Proceed with performing the blood pressure and
note the differences between the gauge and
what was set on the electronic control unit .
5 . Set the systolic
correction by pressing
and holding the
CALIBRATE key to the
right of the GAP key .
(See Figure 60) .
6 . Using the arrow keys,
set the correction .
For example, if the
blood pressure reading for systolic pressure was
148 mmHg, the systolic correction would be +2
and the up arrow key would be pressed until +2
would display in the window .
7 . Press the MENU key
from the Systolic
Correction window
to change to the
Diastolic Correction
window . (See Figure
61) .
8 . Using the arrow keys,
set the correction . For
example, if the blood
pressure reading for diastolic pressure was 72
mmHg, the diastolic correction would be -2 and
the down arrow would be pressed until -2 would
display in the window .
9 . Press the MENU key . The “CALIBRATION
COMPLETE” message will appear and the main
menu window will be displayed .
Set Up
Blood Pressure Arm
Fig 60.
Fig 61.
Performing a Blood Pressure
1 . Verify the pressure line tubing from the
sphygmomanometer and the audio line from
the arm are properly connected to the electronic
control unit . (See above connection instructions)
2 . Apply the sphygmomanometer cuff and gauge
to the arm according to facility procedures .
3 . Place the stethoscope to the arm according to
facility procedures .
4 . Set the systolic and diastolic pressure to the
desired levels .
5 . Select the auscultatory gap .
6 . Select the heart rate to the desired setting .
Note: The electronic control unit will default to
the last levels previously set . It is important to go
through all menus and program the electronic
control unit with each training session as desired .
A standard stethoscope will work with the blood
pressure simulator, one is not provided . Low
Battery Indicator
When the battery supply diminishes to a level near
the point the unit will no longer function properly,
a “low batt” message will display on the systolic
pressure menu when the systolic pressure reaches
above 20 mmHg . At this point, the batteries should
be replaced as soon as possible to ensure proper
operation of the unit . Refer to the section “Installing
the Batteries” for more information .
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