ZOLL R Series Monitor Defibrillator Rev A ETCO2 - Manual (Page 15)

Check Out Procedures
9650-0915-01 Rev. A R Series End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide (EtCO
2
) 13
• EtCO
2
value
• Respiration rate
The recorder runs continuously until the button is pressed again. If selected, the capnogram is
also printed at a fixed scale of 40 mmHg/cm or 5.3 kPa/cm. All waveforms printed by the
recorder are delayed by 6 seconds relative to their occurrence.
Check Out Procedures
The following procedures verify that the EtCO
2
option is functioning properly.
Mainstream EtCO
2
(CAPNOSTAT 5 CO
2
Sensor)
1. Connect the CAPNOSTAT 5 CO
2
sensor cable to the yellow EtCO
2
connector at the back of
the R Series unit.
2. Connect an airway adapter to the CAPNOSTAT 5 CO
2
sensor.
3. Turn the selector switch to MONITOR mode (ON for BLS/Plus units and select Manual
mode).
If the CO
2
box displays DISABLED, enable the sensor by pressing the Param softkey, then
the CO2 softkey, then the Enable EtCO2 softkey.
4. Wait for the CO
2
sensor to warm up. The message CO2 WARM UP is displayed for
approximately one minute.
5. Perform a zero procedure if necessary (see “Zeroing the Mainstream CAPNOSTAT 5 CO2
Sensor/Airway Adapter” on page 6).
6. Breath normally into the adapter.
7. Verify that the unit displays appropriate readings in the EtCO
2
display area of the monitor.
8. With alarms enabled, verify that the patient alarms are functional by adjusting the high and
low limits until the unit:
• Emits a continuous audio tone.
• Highlights the alarming parameter’s value and flashes the alarm symbol on the display.