Patient Monitor User Manual Monitoring CO
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NOTE:
Make sure compensation value is correctly set, otherwise the measurement accuracy
may be affected.
15.5 Setting Apnea Alarm Time
This determines the time limit after which the monitor gives an alarm if the patient stops
breathing.
1. Select CO
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Setup menu to open it;
2. Select Apnea Alm from the menu;
3. Choose the apnea alarm time from the pop-up list.
WARNING
Safety and effectiveness of the respiration measurement method in the detection of
apnea, particularly the apnea of prematurity and apnea of infancy, has not been
established.
15.6 Setting CO
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Waveform
Open the menu CO
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Wave Setup by clicking on the CO
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waveform area:
Choose Mode and set it to Curve or Filled from the pop-up list;
Choose Sweep and select a suitable setting from the pop-up list. The bigger the value is, the
wider the waveform will be.