Product Manual

CareCenter MD 1.0 70-00533-02 A
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Detailed procedures
Detailed procedures
This section contains detailed instructions on acquiring an emergency ECG.
Select the test procedure
Note: If you have selected a patient in data management, this patient is NOT used for
emergency ECG.
Note: If you add or remove buttons or change the order of the buttons, the keyboard
shortcuts will change.
1.
Choose a method to select the test procedure:
• Click the STAT ECG or STAT Rhythm ECG button.
• Press the appropriate keyboard shortcut. (Ctrl + 1 starts at the top of the list) or
select Open and select the procedure.
• Select Start and then select the emergency ECG procedure.
2. If multiple acquisition devices are enabled, select the device to be used for this test
procedure and click Continue or press F2.
Note: Each Bluetooth wireless device paired with this system displays on the selection
screen; be sure to power on the wireless device you are using.
Identifying the recording
The system automatically generates an identification for the recording and displays it in
the indication bar. The identifier consist of the term #STAT# and the date and time when
the test procedure was started.
To change the patient identification:
◆ Click on the automatically generated name and enter a short description.
If you know the name of the patient, enter the patient name, however, this entry is not
entered in the database, rather it is intended to assist in assigning the recording to a
patient at a later time.
Assigning the recording (prior to acquisition)
When performing an emergency ECG, any patient data entered for the test is replaced
with the #STAT# identifier and a time stamp. Use the time stamp on printed reports to
correlate to a specific patient. To assign the patient after the acquisition, see Assign the
recording (after acquisition) on page 7-9.
Apply the electrodes
Prepare the patient and apply the electrodes as described on Apply electrodes on page 3-14.
If filters are necessary, see ECG filters on page 3-17.