Operator's Manual

BeneVision N1 Patient Monitor Operator’s Manual 4 - 1
4 Managing Patients
4.1 Discharging a Patient
Before monitoring a new patient, discharge the previous patient. After the patient is discharged, all patient data,
including patient information, trend data, and physiological alarm information is be deleted from the monitor.
The technical alarms is reset, and monitor settings returns to their defaults. For more information, see 5.3 Setting
Default Configuration.
After a patient is discharged, the monitor automatically admit a new patient.
WARNING
• Always discharge the previous patient before starting monitoring a new patient. Failure to do so can
lead to data being attributed to the wrong patient.
NOTE
• Discharging a patient deletes all history data from the monitor.
4.1.1 Auto Discharging a Patient after Monitor Power Off
You can let the monitor automatically discharge after the monitor has been switched off for a period of time.
To set the time period of discharging a patient, follow this procedure:
1. Select the Main Menu quick key → from the System column select Maintenance → input the required
password → select .
2. Select the Patient Management tab→ select the Discharge tab.
3. Select a time for Auto Discharge When Power Off. The monitor will automatically discharge the patient
when it is turned off for the designated period of time. The default is Never. That is to say the monitor will
not discharge a patient no matter for how long the monitor has been switched off.
4.1.2 Manually Discharging a Patient
Manually discharge a patient using any of the following methods:
■ Swipe down the touchscreen with two fingers → select Discharge.
■ Select the patient information area at the top left corner of the screen → Discharge Patient.
■ Select the Main Menu quick key → from the Patient Management column select Discharge.
Select a desired item from the Discharge Patient dialog box:
■ Print End Case Report: prints the end case report when the patient is discharged.
■ Discharge: all patient data, including patient information, trend data, and physiological alarm information,
is deleted from the monitor. The technical alarms is reset. The monitor loads the default configuration and
goes to the standby mode.
■ Clear Patient Data: all patient data is deleted from the monitor. The monitor still uses the current monitor
settings.