Patient Monitor User’s manual
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13.4 Setting CO
2
13.4.1 Setting CO2 Parameter
Select the CO
2
parameter area to enter CO
2
parameter setting menu.
Setting Unit
Select【Unit】in the CO
2
parameter setting menu, and the options are
【mmHg】,【kPa】or【%】.
Setting Apnea Alarm Time
For mainstream CO
2
and microstream CO
2
module, select【Apnea Alm】in
the CO2 parameter setting menu, you can select the apnea time as required in
the options. The monitor indicates an alarm when a pre-adjusted time has
elapsed since the last detected breath.
Setting Expiring Cycle
The value of EtCO
2
and FiCO
2
in the CO
2
parameter area will be refreshed
in real-time. As for the mainstream CO
2
module and microstream CO
2
module,
you can set the method to calculate EtCO
2
and FiCO
2.
The【Et Cycle】can be set in the CO
2
parameter setting menu:
【One Breath】:calculate the EtCO
2
and FiCO
2
by every respiratory wave.
【 10s 】 or 【 20s 】: a time interval, during which the maximum CO
2
concentration is EtCO
2
, and the minimum CO
2
concentration is FiCO
2.
Setting Alarm Switch
Select 【Alarm Switch】in CO
2
parameter setting. Alarm ON or OFF can be
set.
Setting Alarm Source
Select the alarm source for CO
2
. When the selected parameter or one of the
parameter exceed alarm limit, the monitor will give out alarm signal. The
options are as follows:
【Et】:Only EtCO
2
exceeds the alarm limit will trigger the alarm.
【Fi】:Only FiCO
2
exceeds the alarm limit will trigger the alarm.
【awRR】:Only awRR exceeds the alarm limit will trigger the alarm.