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Nibp monitoring, Safety – Welch Allyn 1500 Patient Monitor v.1.4.X - User Manual User Manual

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Monitoring and Measurements

Welch Allyn 1500 Patient Monitor

NIBP monitoring

Safety

WARNING

To prevent extensive pressure on the extremity, it is very important

to:

Choose the correct cuff size.

Check the initial pressure in the NIBP menu. The correct initial pressure for
adults is 160 mmHg, for pediatric patients 120 mmHg, and for neonates 90
mmHg.

WARNING

In case of long-term monitoring or automatic operation, the

connected body areas of the patient and the extremity to which the cuff is
attached must be checked regularly for signs of ischaemia, purpuras or
neuropathy.

WARNING

The cuff must not be attached to a limb that is already used for

interventions such as infusions or SpO

2

measurement.

WARNING

To prevent incorrect measurement results, make sure that the NIBP

tube is not compressed.

WARNING

To achieve correct arterial pressure measurement, the cuff must

always be installed on the level of the right atrium.