User's Manual

Digital Telemetry
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Entering Patient Information
Refer to Admit/Discharge on page 3-3 for information on this subject.
Setting or Adjusting Alarm Limits
Alarm limits for multiparameter telemetry are adjusted the same way as the alarm
limits in other parameters. The only difference is that the multiparameter telemetry
requires you to select a specific parameter to adjust. Once that selection is made,
adjustments are made as described in Setting and Adjusting Alarms on page 8-
13, Setting and Adjusting Alarm Limits on page 13-7, and Setting and Adjusting
Alarm Limits on page 14-6.
Acknowledging Signal Loss
When a telemetry signal is lost because the transmitter is out of range or the
battery is removed, the receiver indicates this condition by replacing the normal
ECG waveform with the triangular squelch waveform. The text SQUELCH is
included in the annotation for any strip chart recording initiated during this period.
The ECG waveform is automatically displayed if the lost signal returns.
After 8-seconds of signal loss, the monitor displays the INTERMITTENT SIGNAL
LOSS message in the waveform zone and initiates the signal loss alarm. Select
YES to discharge the patient (refer to Discharging a Patient below), or select NO
to suspend this alarm.
WARNING:
•SpO
2
and NIBP data cannot be displayed when the
INTERMITTENT SIGNAL LOSS message is displayed.
• All monitors that display the telemetry channel display the
message IS SIGNAL LOSS PERMANENT? in the waveform
zone, but only the monitor that is hosting this telemetry
channel displays YES and NO keys below this message.
To set or adjust multiparameter
telemetry alarms:
1 Touch ECG.
2 Touch ALARM LIMITS.
3a Touch ECG ALARM LIMITS
-OR-
4a Touch NIBP ALARM LIMITS
-OR-
5a Touch SPO2 ALARM LIMITS.
6a For ECG and NIBP — Touch
HI = or LO = key.
6b For SpO
2
— Touch HI=, LO=,
ALM DELAY, or MSG ALARM
DELAY (if present).
7 Use the arrow keys to adjust.
To acknowledge signal loss,
select NO.