Entering Patient Information 3: Operating the Device
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Entering Patient Information
Patient information can be entered (except when in AED Mode) for the following categories:
To enter patient information on the Efficia DFM100:
1 Press the Smart Select knob.
2 Turn the Smart Select knob to highlight
and press the Smart Select knob.
3 Select the category you want to enter information for and press the Smart Select knob.
4 If you are entering the patient’s name, the
screen appears with a menu of letters to
enter the patient’s last name. See Figure 37. Using the Smart Select knob, select the first letter of
the patient’s last name.
a Press the Smart Select knob to select the letter.
b Repeat the process with the remaining letters of the last name.
c Once you have completed spelling the patient’s last name, select
. The Efficia
DFM100 stores the last name and prompts you to enter a first name.
5 Repeat Step 4 to insert the patient’s first name. Selecting
saves the first name and prompts
you to enter a Patient ID.
NOTES: If you had previously entered the last name, first name, or patient ID, the Efficia DFM100
remembers the information and populates the screen for you.
There are 18-letter limits for a first name and a last name; 16-character limit for Patient ID.
6 If you are entering the Patient ID, the
screen appears with a menu of letters and numbers to
enter the patient’s ID.
7 If you are entering the patient’s sex, the sex menu appears with
and options to
select.
8 If you are entering the patient’s internal paced status, the
screen appears with and
options. Select
if the patient is paced and if they are not paced.
NOTES: It is important to set the patient’s correct paced status in order to optimize ECG analysis.
Paced status does not appear in AED Mode.
•Name •ID •Sex •Paced Status
Figure 37 Entering Patient Name