ZOLL R Series Monitor Defibrillator Rev D - Manual (Page 15)

Monitoring a Patient
9650-0901-01 Rev. D R Series Pulse Oximetry (SpO
2
) 13
Setting SpO
2
Alarms
The R Series pulse oximeter provides operator-programmable alarms for arterial oxygen
saturation and pulse rate. These are high-priority alarms, indicated visually by flashing the
associated bell symbol and parameter values and audibly by a continuous tone.
Note: Once the arterial oxygen saturation reaches the high or low limit, there is a 4 second
delay until the alarm occurs.
For the low and high alarm limit ranges and factory default values, refer to “Specifications” on
page A-1 of your defibrillator’s R Series Operator’s Guide.
Note: When monitoring heart rate via pulse oximetry rather than ECG electrodes, the
tachycardia alarm limit is automatically lowered to 235 if it was previously set to a
higher value. The unit restores the higher setting when ECG monitoring resumes.
SpO
2
Automated Alarm Limits
When the SpO
2
alarm state is set to AUTO, the unit calculates the low and high limits for
arterial oxygen saturation as follows:
To use AUTO alarm limits, ensure that the unit is making valid SpO
2
measurements from the
patient.
To set SpO
2
alarm limits:
1. Using the procedure “Setting Alarms for Monitored Parameters” in your defibrillator’s
R Series Operator’s Guide, select the parameter SpO
2
.
2. Follow procedures in the Alarm section of your defibrillator’s R Series Operator’s Guide to
enable or disable processing and/or set alarm limits.
For information on configuring different alarm default values, refer to the R Series
Configuration Guide.
.
SpO
2
Alarm Limit
(AUTO State)
Calculation
Low 95% of the patient’s current saturation measurement
High 105% of the patient’s current saturation measurement (up to 100%)
Inc
>
Dec
< Enter
Parameter State Low High
SpO2
ENABLE
ENABLE
30
85
150
100
ECG HR
Cancel
81
ECG
II
x1
SpO2%
CPR
0:00
IDLE
Depth
Rate 99