Patient Monitor User Manual Monitoring NIBP
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discoloration and eventual ischemia of the extremity.
3. Check whether the patient type is appropriately selected. Access the Patient Setup menu
from Menu. Turn the knob to select the required patient Type in the Patient Info. menu.
4. Select a measurement mode in the NIBP Setup menu. Refer to section Operation Prompts
for details.
5. Press the button on the front panel or shortcut key on the screen to start a
measurement.
6. Wait until the first reading is taken.
NOTE:
1 The width of the cuff is either approximately 40% of the limb circumference or 2/3 of
the upper arm length. The inflatable part of the cuff should be long enough to encircle
80%-100% of the limb. The wrong size of cuff can cause erroneous readings. If the
cuff size is in question, use another cuff with suitable size to avoid errors.
2 If an NIBP measurement is suspect, repeat the measurement. If you are still
uncertain about the reading, use another method to measure the blood pressure.
3 Please make sure the cuff is well connected. A leak of air may cause measurement
error.
4 Please select the cuff with the suitable size. An unsuitable cuff may cause incorrect
measurements.
5 Avoid incursion of liquid into the cuff. If this happens, please desiccate the cuff
completely.
12.5.1 Operation Prompts
1. Manual Measuring
Access the NIBP Setup menu and set the Measure Mode item to Manual. Then press the
button on the front panel or shortcut key on the screen to start a manual measurement.
2. Automatical Measurement
Access the NIBP Setup menu and set the Measure Mode item to Auto, then press the button
on the front panel or shortcut key on the screen to start the automatical measurement
according to the selected time interval. Press the button or shortcut key to exit in advance.
During the idle period of measurement process, press the button on the front panel or
shortcut key on the screen at any time to start a manual measurement. Then press the
button on the front panel or shortcut key on the screen to stop manual measurement
and the system continues to execute auto measurement program according to the selected time
interval.
3. Continuous measurement
Access the NIBP Setup menu and pick the Continuous item to start a continuous measurement.
The continuous measurement will last 5 minutes.
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