Chapter 10: Respiration Rate
10-4 Veterinary Vital Signs Monitor Operation Manual
Figure 10.4: RR Alarm Setup
1. Turn Alarm Detection On or Off
You can turn on or off the alarm detection capability for the Resp rate value. If
RR ALARMS is on, an alarm will be issued when the high or low alarm limit is
violated. If you turn RR ALARMS off and the high or low alarm limit is violated,
an alarm will not be issued. When you turn off the monitor and turn it on
again, RR ALARMS will be reset to ON; the default setting is ON.
To turn on or off the Resp rate alarm detection:
a)
Push and turn the rotary knob on the monitor to move the cursor. Highlight
the HR parameter box and push the knob to access the RR parameter menu.
b)
Highlight RR ALARM and push the knob to select.
c)
Choose ON or OFF and push the knob to select.
d)
Turn the rotary knob to “OK” or “Cancel” to save or delete your settings.
2. Set High and Low Alarm Limits
a)
Push and Turn the rotary knob on the monitor to move the cursor. Highlight
the RR parameter box and push the knob to access the RR parameter menu.
b)
Highlight RR ALARM and push the knob to select.
c)
Move the cursor to High/Low and push the knob to select.
d)
Turn the knob to increase or decrease the number and push it to confirm.