S10/S12/S10A/S12A Patient Monitor User’s Manual
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Chapter 1 General Introduction
1.1. Intended Use
The S series patient monitors (S10/S12/S10A/S12A), hereafter called the monitor, are
intended to be used for monitoring, displaying, reviewing, storing and alarming of
multiple physiological parameters of patients, including ECG, Heart Rate(HR),
Respiration Rate(RR), Temperature(TEMP), Pulse Oxygen Saturation(SpO
2
), Pulse
Rate(PR), Non-invasive Blood Pressure(NIBP), Carbon dioxide(CO
2
), Invasive Blood
Pressure(IBP) and Cardiac output(C.O.). S10A and S10 patient monitor do not support
CO2, IBP and C.O. measurement.
C.O. monitoring is only intended for adult patients.
The monitors are to be used in medical facilities by clinical professionals or under their
guidance.
WARNING:
The monitor is intended for use only by clinical professionals or under their
guidance. It must only be used by persons who have received adequate training
in its use. Anyone unauthorized or untrained must not perform any operations
on it.
1.2. Contraindications
Do not measure NIBP on patients with sickle-cell disease or any condition
where skin damage has occurred or is expected.
Use clinical judgments to decide whether to perform frequent Auto NIBP
measurements on patients with severe thromboembolism disease because of the
risk of hematoma in the limb fitted with the cuff.
Use clinical judgments to decide whether to perform Auto BP measurement on
the patients of thrombasthemia.
NIBP measurements are impossible with heart rate extremes of less than
40bpm or greater than 240bpm, or if the patient is on a heart-lung machine.
The measurement may be inaccurate or impossible: