S10/S12/S10A/S12A Patient Monitor User’s Manual
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remove the cuff and windpipe before calibration, which in order to connect the
NIBP pressure sensor to the atmosphere.
12.3. NIBP Measurement Limitations
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 in the following situations:
Regular arterial pressure pulses are hard to detect;
With excessive and continuous patient movement such as shivering or
convulsions;
With cardiac arrhythmias;
With rapid blood pressure changes;
With severe shock or hypothermia that reduces blood flow to the peripheries;
On an edematous extremity;
NOTE
:
The effectiveness of this sphygmomanometer has not been established in
pregnant, including pre- eclamptic patients.
12.4. Measurement Modes
The monitor has the following NIBP measurement modes:
Manual: Manually start a NIBP measurement.
Auto: The monitor automatically and repeatedly performs NIBP
measurements at set intervals.
STAT:
With 5 minutes, the measurement is continuously performed, and then
the monitor returns to the original mode.
Sequence:
The monitor measures automatically according to the set cycle
length and interval.
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