Observation Reporting (ORF) Message Syntax
Serial Data Export
3-18 Efficia CM Series Data Export Guide
OBX||NM|0002-4bb8^SpO2^MDIL|||0004-0220^%^MDIL|||||X<CR>
In this OBX segment, the empty Observation Value field (OBX-5) indicates that HR pane
on the monitor screen contains a question mark (
?). The X in the Observation Result
Status field (OBX-11) indicates an invalid measurement:
OBX||NM|0002-4182^HR^MDIL|||0004-0aa0^bpm^MDIL|||||X<CR>
The following table describes each field in the OBX segment.
Seq Field Description DT Len Usage Min Max Table Sample Value
2 Value Type Format of the
measurement in
the Observation
Value field.
The format is
usually NM
(numeric).
ID 2 R 1 1 0125 NM
3 Observation
Identifier
Contains a
unique identifier
for the
measurement.
The format is:
<identifier>^
<text>^
<name of
coding
system>
CE 250 R 1 1 0002-4182^HR^MDIL
3.1 identifier Code that
uniquely
identifies the
measurement.
The identifier is
an MDIL code.
For more
information, see
“MDIL Coding”
on page 3-27.
ST 20 R 1 1 0002-4182
3.2 text Name or
description of
the coded
measurement.
ST 20 R 1 1 HR
3.3 name of
coding
system
For
measurements,
the coding
system is MDIL.
For more
information, see
“MDIL Coding”
on page 3-27.
IS 20 RE 0 1 0396 MDIL
5 Observation
Value
Contains the
measurement
value recorded
on the monitor.
If there is no
reading, or a
question mark
(?) appears on
the monitor, this
field is empty.
NM 100 RE 0 1 80