ZOLL R Series Monitor Defibrillator Rev A ETCO2 - Manual (Page 14)

R S ERIES — E ND -T IDAL C ARBON D IOXIDE (E T CO2) O PTION I NSERT
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The O2 selection turns oxygen compensation on and displays an asterisk in the upper left of the
CO2 box. The N2O selection turns nitrous oxide compensation on and displays an asterisk (*)
to the right of the O2 asterisk. The None selection turns all compensations off and eliminates
the asterisks from the display.
The O2&N2O selection turns oxygen and nitrous oxide compensation on. The unit displays two
asterisks (* *) in the upper left of the CO2 box to indicate compensation for both oxygen and
nitrous oxide. The left asterisk indicates oxygen compensation is active and the right asterisk
indicates nitrous oxide compensation is active.
Press the Return softkey to return to the main menu.
Alarms
The R Series EtCO
2
option provides user programmable “out-of-range” alarms for both EtCO
2
and respiration rate.
Note: The EtCO
2
and respiration rate alarms cannot be enabled or disabled separately.
Enabling the EtCO
2
alarms enables both EtCO
2
and respiration rate alarm functions;
disabling EtCO
2
or respiration rate alarms disables both functions. See the R Series
Operator’s Guide for details on enabling, disabling, and suspending alarm functions
on the R Series unit.
When the EtCO
2
and respiration rate alarm states are set to AUTO, the unit automatically sets
the lower and upper limits for EtCO
2
and respiration rate. The unit sets the upper and lower
alarm limits to +/- 25% of the patient’s currently measured CO
2
value. If the EtCO
2
value is
greater than 40 mmHg (equivalent to 5.3 kPa or 5.3% at a barometric pressure of 760 mmHg),
then 10 mmHg (1.3 for kPa or %) is added and subtracted from the current reading to set the
upper and lower limits. The auto alarm limits are set only if valid measurements are present for
the vital sign.
For the automatic respiration rate alarm limits, the unit sets the upper and lower limits for
respiration by adding and subtracting the values shown in the following table to/from the
patient's current breath rate.
See “Default Settings” on page 14 for low and high alarm limit default values and ranges.
Recorder Operation
If EtCO
2
measurements have been taken, press the RECORDER button to print a stripchart that
includes the following values across the top part of the paper:
• Date and time
• ECG lead and size
• Heart rate
Respiration Limits (Auto)
Respiration Rate
Average
High Limit Low Limit
1-15 breaths/min. +7 breaths/min. -50% value
16-40 breaths/min. +10 breaths/min. -7 breaths/min.
> 40 breaths/min. +15 breaths/min. -10 breaths/min.