Chapter 5: Monitoring the Patient
5-2 VS2000 Vital Signs Monitor Operation Manual
middle of the display. The settings available for selected waveform will be
displayed.
Refer the chapters dedicated to each parameter for more details regarding
waveform settings.
5.4 Adjust the Parameter Box Settings
1. Turn the rotary knob on the monitor to move the cursor. Highlight the
parameter box and push the knob to access the parameter menu in the middle
of the display. The settings available for the selected parameter will be
displayed.
2. Every parameter allows you to turn on or off its alarm detection capability
in the parameter menu. For example, if SpO
2
alarm is on, an alarm will be
issued when the high or low alarm limit is violated. If you turn SpO
2
alarm off
and the high or low alarm limit is violated, an alarm will not be issued.
NOTE! When you change the patient type or power down, this setting will
default to ON.
3. For the parameters where more than one measurement can be monitored
such as blood pressure (systolic, diastolic, and mean), only the settings of SYS
and DIA’s high and low limits can be displayed.
5.5 Set Alarm Limits
Set the high and low alarm limits for each parameter.
• When a numeric measured value matches or exceeds the high or low limit
set for that parameter, an alarm is issued. For example, if the low alarm limit
for SpO
2
is 85 and the patient's measured value for SpO
2
is 85 or less, an alarm
will be issued.
•The Vital Signs Monitor provides clinically appropriate default high and low
alarm limits for each numeric measured value. You can choose different high
and low limits, depending on the monitoring requirements of each patient. For
a list of default alarm limits, see Chapter 15: Specifications.
WARNING! Verify that alarm limits are clinically appropriate for your
patient and adjust according to institutional policy.
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