Philips MP2 User Manual

5 Managing Patients and Equipment
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To search for patient data:
1 Select the Find Patient key.
A window opens with an on-screen keyboard.
2 Type in the last name or an ID, or a part of it, and select Enter on the keyboard.
The search results will be displayed in a
Select Patient window. The system provides a list of all
matching patients.
3 Highlight the patient you want to admit to this bed.
4 Depending on their current status, you will be asked whether you want to readmit them, or
transfer them to this bed.
5 Select Confirm to complete the admission or transfer.
Patient Category and Paced Mode
The patient category setting determines the algorithm the monitor uses to process and calculate some
measurements, the safety limits that apply for some measurements, and the alarm limit ranges.
The paced mode setting determines whether the monitor shows pacemaker pulses or not. When
Paced
Mode
is set to Off, pace pulses are filtered and therefore do not show in the ECG wave.
WARNING
Patient Cat. and Paced Mode will always contain a value, regardless of whether the patient is fully
admitted or not. If you do not specify settings for these fields, the monitor uses the default settings
from the current profile, which might not be correct for your patient.
Patient category
Changing the patient category may change the arrhythmia and NBP alarm limits. If possible, always
load a suitable profile after changing patient category, and always check alarm limits to make sure that
they are appropriate for your patient.
Paced mode
For paced patients, you must set
Paced Mode to On. If it is incorrectly set to Off, the monitor could
mistake a pace pulse for a QRS and fail to alarm during asystole. With PIIC iX, the paced mode may be
Unconfirmed which will assume a pacemaker is present. You should still set the Paced Mode to On for
paced patients to make the status clear.
Admitting a Centrally-Monitored Patient
You can admit a patient at either the bedside or the Information Center. When you admit a patient, the
patient's name appears on the bedside monitor and the Information Center.
If you do not fill in all patient information required by the Information Center, the Information Center
may reject the admission. Complete all the required fields and try again to admit the patient.
Quick Admitting a Patient
Use Quick Admit to quickly admit a patient using only a limited set of demographic data.
1 Select the Quick Admit SmartKey.
2 Enter the required data (ID fields or last name depending on configuration) with the keyboard or a
barcode scanner.

Philips MP2 Specifications

General

Brand	Philips
Model	MP2
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English