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Chapter 2 Acuity System overview
Welch Allyn Acuity Central Monitoring System
Waveform Window
A Waveform Window is an abbreviated Virtual Monitor.
To open a patient’s Waveform Window
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On the Acuity Central Station screen map, click the patient’s map icon.
Alarm limit settings
Vital signs in alarm are shown by numbers in a red field.
Click in this area to suspend or resume an audible alarm tone. An NIBP
numeric reduces in size after 16 minutes.
Click in the waveform area to print a snapshot print at the central printer.
D. Patient/monitor status icon
Click the Patient/ Equipment status icon to open the Virtual Monitor. For
details about all status icons, see
The adjacent waveform is derived from this ECG lead.
From the Patient ID Setup window, you can type a temporary note to
appear here. For details, see
“Add or remove a note in a patient’s
G. Patient mode/alarm and alert messages Alarm and alert messages replace the patient mode indicator.
Color indicates status: red, alarm; yellow, alert; green, patient vital signs
within limits and normal equipment operation; and blue, intentional
disconnection.
Note
If you are viewing from a Patient List Review (PLR) station, see
Waveform Window on a PLR station screen”
E. ECG lead
F. Note
G. Patient mode/alarm and alert messages
D. Patient/monitor status
icon
C. Snapshot printing area
B. Vital-sign values
A. Alarm
limits
A patient’s map icon