Testing the etCO
2
Alarms
9-12 EarlyVue VS30 Instructions for Use
Setting an Interval for Saving Measurements
To set an interval for automatically saving CO
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measurements, you must be in
Continuous monitoring mode. To select Continuous monitoring mode, touch the Mode
menu in the upper left of the main screen.
When you switch from another monitoring mode to Continuous monitoring mode, the
Continuous Settings menu appears, giving you access to the Save Measurements to
Record setting. If you are already in Continuous monitoring mode, you can touch the Set
Interval button below the NBP numeric pane to open the Interval Settings menu.
When you set a Save Measurements to Record interval, the CO
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measurement and all
other available measurements are saved to the record at that interval.
To set an interval for automatically saving measurements
1 Touch the Set Interval button on the main screen to open the Continuous Settings
menu.
2 Touch the Save Measurements to Record menu and select an interval. Options range
from 1 minute to 120 minutes.
3 Touch Done.
The menu closes and you are returned to the main screen. After the specified interval,
all available measurements are saved to the current patient’s record.
To stop automatically saving measurements
1 To cancel the interval for automatically saving measurements, do one of the
following:
- Touch the Set Interval button on the main screen to open the Continuous
Settings menu, then touch the Save Measurements to Record menu and select
Off.
...or...
- Switch to another monitoring mode.
...or...
- Admit a new patient.
Testing the etCO
2
Alarms
To test the etCO
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alarms
1 Assuming you are healthy, measure your etCO2 rate by connecting the sampling line
as instructed in “Connecting the Sampling Line” on page 9-3.
2 After you receive a value, set the upper alarm limit below that value. For example, if
your etCO2 is 45 mmHg, set the upper limit to 40 mmHg.
3 Measure your etCO2 again. An alarm condition should occur.
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