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14.2.4 Reviewing Scores
The Scoring Review dialog displays scores in a tabular form. You can select a patient 
and a certain scoring protocol to be viewed. Follow this procedure:
1. Select the Review quick key → select Scoring Review tab.
2. Set the filtering condition to PID, Name, or Visit No.. Then select the information 
of the patient to be viewed.
3. Set Filter to MEWS, NEWS or NEWS2.
4. Select a record to be viewed and select Detail to check more information.
14.2.5 Reviewing the Graphics Trends
The Graphic Trends review dialog displays trend data in a visual form. To review the 
Graphic Trends, follow this procedure:
1. Select the Review quick key → select Graphic Trends tab.
2. Select Zoom to set the period of data to be displayed on one screen.
3. Move the slider   to the left or right to browse more trend data.
14.2.6 Reviewing Events
The monitor stores events in real time, including technical alarm events, physiological 
alarm events, and operational events. When an event occurs, all the measurement 
numerics and three event-related waveforms 16 seconds before and after the event are 
stored. 
• Alarms are saved as events and will be maintained if the equipment is 
powered down. The time of equipment power down is not recorded as an 
event and cannot be reviewed.
• Earlier events will be overwritten by later ones if the storage capacity is 
reached.
• A total loss of power does not affect the events already stored.
14.2.6.1 Viewing the Events Dialog
To enter the events review dialog, select Review quick key → select Events tab.
The Events dialog displays event list.  Events are displayed in descending chronological 
order, with the most recent displayed at the top.The number of exclamatory marks 
before an event indicates alarm priority as described in 5.3.3 Alarm Indicators. 
Different color blocks are displayed on the left of each event to indicate different event 
types.
■ Red: high priority alarm event
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■ Yellow: medium priority alarm event
■ Cyan: low priority alarm event
■ White: operation-related event
You can view operation events not related to parameters, such as system time change.
The number of currently selected events and the total number of events are displayed at 
the top right corner of the event list. For example, 2/4 indicates that the selected event is 
the second event in the events and the total number of events is 4.
• Pausing or switching off alarms will not be recorded as events. The time of 
these operations will not be recorded in the system log.
14.2.6.2 Viewing Event Details
To view waveforms and parameter values at the event time, follow this procedure:
1. Select Review quick key → select Events tab.
2. Select an event to be viewed, and then select Detail.
On the Detail page, you can also view the details of other events by either: 
■ Selecting   and then the desired event. 
■ Selecting   or   to view the previous or next event.