SpO
2
Monitoring
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Vital Signs Monitor Operations Manual
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cover the application site with an opaque material
patient movement presents a problem, one or more of the following may
roblem:
n the patient and
12.3
If high ambient light is affecting measurements, ensure that the sensor is
properly applied and then
such as a blanket or towel. Failure to do this may result in inaccurate
measurements.
If
correct the p
Verify that the sensor is properly and securely applied.
Move the sensor to a less active site; to reduce or eliminate motion artifact, the
application site should remain as immobile as possible.
Use an adhesive sensor that tolerates some patient motion.
r with fresh adhesive backing.
Use a new senso
Note:
Periodically check to ensure that the sensor is properly positioned o
table.
that the skin integrity is accep
SpO
2
Zone
The SpO
2
zone consists of two areas:
The Waveform area
The Numerical area
You can access the SpO
2
menu by touching the SpO
2
Numerical area.
Once the SpO
2
sensor is attached to patient, a message “Acquiring SpO
2
Data” will be
displayed in the message area to indicate that the monitor is in process of acquiring
SpO
2
data. The data acquisition will take approximately 8 seconds. SpO
2
waveform
with numeric will be displayed once data acquisition is completed.
During the data acquiring process, a straight line will be shown in the SpO
2
waveform
area and the numeric will be blank, as shown below:
