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Respiration rate, Respiration rate settings – Welch Allyn 1500 Patient Monitor v.1.4.X - User Manual User Manual

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Directions for use

Monitoring and Measurements

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Respiration rate

If the RR should be measured via the ECG instead of etCO

2

, the etCO

2

measurement

field must be deactivated as follows:

Press the Setup button

, select Parameters and deactivate etCO

2

(No).

Respiration rate settings

The parameter settings are selected with the trim knob, described previously (see

“Settings via a parameter field”

on page 31)

.

The default settings are in bold.

Note

The RR measurement field is not displayed if the etCO

2

field is enabled.

Note

The RR signal is measured via the R (RA) and F (LL) electrodes of the ECG cable
(impedance measurement). After the patient is connected, about 30 seconds can
elapse before a reliable value is displayed.

Main menu

Parameter

Description

RESP Enabled

Display RR measurement

Yes, No. When the respiration is not
enabled, (Disabled) is displayed in the
measurement screen.

Apnea

Apnea time

6, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 seconds.

Setup RR

Lower limit / upper limit

Range: 2- 150
Lower limit default 5
Upper limit default 30