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patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure).
3) Measure the values of other parameters or enter them manually.
4) Click [Calculate] to obtain the score results.
The decision to use Scale 2 of the SpO
2
Scale should be made by a competent clinical decision maker and
should be recorded in the patient’s clinical notes.
Please click [Reset] to clear the last score results before each scoring.
The keyboard symbol to the right of the parameter value indicates that such value was entered manually.
To calculate the scores, make sure the values of all parameters involved in the calculation are valid.
18.2.3 Auto Scoring
1) On the EWS screen, click [MEWS] tab → [Setup].
2) In the [Auto Score] area, check an option as required:
[Interval Mode]: the Monitor will automatically calculate scores at the selected interval.
[NIBP]: the Monitor will automatically calculate scores at the end of each NIBP measurement.
[Alarm]: the Monitor will automatically calculate scores when a physiological alarm occurs to any
parameter involved in scoring.
18.2.4 EWS Setup
18.2.4.1 Select a Score System
The Monitor provides a default score system. You can also follow the steps below to select other score systems as
required:
1) On the EWS screen, click [MEWS] tab → [Setup].
2) Set the [Score].
18.2.4.2 Set the Scoring Interval
1) On the EWS screen, click [MEWS] tab → [Setup].
2) Set the Measure Interval:
If [Interval Mode] in the [Auto Score] area is not checked: set the countdown time of manual scoring.
If [Interval Mode] in the [Auto Score] area is checked: set the measurement interval of automatic scoring.