A QUICK GUIDE TO THE SENTINEL BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR
Getting Started
1) Turn the unit on using the switch at the back of the unit. 3 beeps will be heard and then the
unit is ready to use
2) Plug the long black hose into the connector at the side of the unit so that it clicks into place
3) Connect the appropriate sized cuff to the push-fit luer connector at the end of the black hose
4) When wrapped around the patient limb the marker line on the cuff must fall between the range
marker as shown. Use the area just above the hock, carpus or the base of the tail.
5) For cuff sizes 1-3 select the
1-3
option in the SETTINGS menu. For cuff sizes 4 and above
select the
4+
option in the SETTINGS menu.
6) Once a Blood Pressure Reading is complete the Heart Rate will be shown at the top left of the
screen, next to the heart icon and the Systolic, MAP and Diastolic blood pressure values will
be shown on the right hand side of the screen.
7) The status of each Blood Pressure Reading is shown in the status box under the trend graph.
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8) When two or more readings have been taken the trend graph of Systolic, MAP and Diastolic
values will be drawn on the trend graph. This trend graph can be cleared using the CLEAR
TRENDS button in the SETTINGS menu.
Select the operating Mode
Manual Mode:
A Blood Pressure Reading will only commence when you touch the START button
on the left hand side of the screen. Once completed, no further readings will be taken until the
START button is pushed again. To select Manual Mode, touch the word MANUAL on the left
hand side of the screen so that it is highlighted
Automatic Mode:
A Blood Pressure Reading is taken at intervals set by the user. The minimum
interval is 1 minute and the maximum interval is 120 minutes. To start a Blood Pressure Reading
early, touch the SKIP button on the right hand side of the screen. To select Automatic Mode,
touch the word AUTO on the right hand side of the screen. To set the interval touch the
SETTINGS button on the screen and then adjust the AUTO-INTERVAL value.
Changing the Settings
Touch the word SETTINGS at the bottom of the screen and the Settings menu appears. Use the
buttons to change the Automatic time Interval and the Cuff Size. Here you can also set Alarm
limits and Enable/Disable an alarm. An alarm is active when the button to the right displays
“
ENABLED”
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Press EXIT when done.