Welch Allyn Acuity and Mobile Acuity LT Central Monitoring Systems - User Manual - Manual (Page 47)

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Adjust monitoring settings and
patient information
Set up typical monitoring at the Virtual Monitor
This table presents typical monitoring functions that you can set up at the Acuity Central
Station using the Virtual Monitor.
Note When a patient is intentionally disconnected from the central station, or a patient
connected to the Welch Allyn 1500 Patient Monitor is in Standby mode, the
patient’s waveform display resets to the default view when reconnected to the
central station.
Table 2. Typical monitoring functions at the Virtual Monitor
NIBP and SpO
2
spot checks
Task Clicks at Virtual Monitor Notes
Start an NIBP
measurement (except for
a Micropaq monitor). 1. NIBP,
2. START Can be started also at the patient monitor.
(Propaq LT monitor) Start
an SpO
2 spot check
measurement.
1. SpO
2
,
2. START
SpO
2
Spot Mode must be turned on at the monitor.
Patient mode and alarms
(Micropaq monitor)
Change the patient mode. 1. MAIN MENU
2. MORE
3. MORE
4. NEXT
5. CHANGE You can change a Micropaq monitor’s patient mode only at
the Acuity Central Station. For all other patient monitors, you
can change patient mode only at the patient monitor.
WARNING Always check patient mode in the
border of the Waveform Window or Virtual Monitor.
Incorrect patient mode can result in unsuitable
alarm settings, inaccurate heart rate readings and
inappropriate arrhythmia and ST-segment analyses.
Temporarily suppress the
potential for audible
alarm tones. 1. SUSPEND
2. When ready to return to
normal monitoring:
RESUME
Although any alerts for this patient are displayed, SUSPEND
suppresses alert tones for 90 seconds.