Nellcor N-395 - Patient Data and Operating Status

Data Port Protocol
Patient Data and Operating Status
Time
TIME %Sip02 BPM PA Status
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The Time colurmi represents the N-395 real-time clock.
Patient Data
Patient data is highlighted in the display above. Parameter values
are displayed directly beneath the heading for each parameter. In
this
example the %SpOz is 100, and the pulse rate is 190 beats
per minute. The
"'*'next to the 190 indicates that 190 beats per
minute is outside of the alarm
1imits;indicated in the top row, for
pulse rate. If no data for a parameter is available three dashes
(- - -) will be displayed.
PA is an indication of pulse
amplitude. The number can range
from
0 to 254. There are no alarm parameters for this value. It
can be used for trending
infoilnation as an indication of a change
in pulse volume, relative pulse strength, or circulation.
Operating Status
The Status
colu~nn indicates alarm conditions and operating
status of the N-395. In this example, the
PH means that the pulse
rate upper alarm limit (Pulse High) has been exceeded. A
complete listing of the status codes is listed in Table
1 1. As
many as 4 codes can be displayed at one time in the Status
colunlrl.