Taking Measurements
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You can set the alarm limits using the Auto function, or you can choose your own limits (see
the preceding table). The Auto function sets the high limit to 30 mmHg (4.0 kPa) above and the
low limit to 20 mmHg (2.7 kPa) below the last measurement.
Enabling, Disabling, and Suspending Alarms
You can activate and deactivate all NIBP alarms, as well as disable audible NIBP alarm
indicators, using standard R Series procedures; refer to the R Series Operator’s Guide for
instructions.
Changing the status of one NIBP alarm automatically sets all the other NIBP alarms to the same
status. For example, if you enable the systolic alarm, all other NIBP alarms are automatically
activated. Similarly, if you deactivate the diastolic alarm, all other NIBP alarms are
automatically deactivated. Activating or deactivating NIBP alarms or disabling audible NIBP
alarm indicators does not affect the status of other R Series alarms.
Suspending an NIBP alarm disables the audible indicators until after the completion of the next
measurement. All visual alarm indicators remain active.
Triggering NIBP Measurements
You can configure the R Series unit to take a single NIBP measurement after the heart rate
alarm is triggered and/or the NIBP alarm is triggered. See the R Series Configuration Guide for
further details.
Setting Motion Tolerance
You can configure the R Series unit to compensate for motion tolerance during patient
movement, such as on a moving stretcher. The motion tolerance option is not supported for
neonatal patients. See the R Series Configuration Guide for details on how to change this
setting.
Taking Measurements
This section describes how to take each type of measurement (a single measurement, a STAT
measurement, or an automatic measurement). You can take any type of measurement whether
you are in MONITOR, DEFIB or PACER mode (ON for BLS/Plus models, in Manual mode
only) except in the following cases:
• The defibrillator is charged or charging.
• The previous measurement occurred within 30 seconds in automatic interval measurement
mode.
To immediately abort any measurement in progress and deflate the cuff, press the NIBP button.
As a safety feature, the R Series unit does not take measurements within 30 seconds of another
completed measurement when in automatic interval measurement mode.
If the R Series unit finds a fault, a message displays on the screen. See “Troubleshooting” on
page 26 for a list of NIBP display messages and their corresponding corrective action.
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