Operator's Manual

4.3 Starting and stopping the Tempus Pro and selecting a patient
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Note
Toggling the Tactical Switch will immediately return the display settings to their previous
configuration i.e. display brightness, all LEDs active, alarms set to the default level and high
contrast off.
Note
The Tactical Switch disables the ac power and charging LEDs; these are only re-enabled
using this switch.
Note
The battery charge LEDs are not disabled using the Tactical Switch.
4.3.3 Setting the patient
WARNING
Ensure that you select the correct patient record. Records can be identified by patient
name (last and first), ID number, or incident start time. If you are not sure if the
record you wish to select is the correct one, then select new patient. Mixing different
patient’s records could lead to confusion and misdiagnosis.
When the Tempus is turned on, it will ask if it is monitoring a new or previous patient. If the Select Previous
Patient option is pressed, the Tempus will show all patients monitored in the last 72 hours i.e. any patients
whose monitoring started within the last 72 hours.
If any patients have been monitored in the last 72 hours, then the dialog will also include (shown below) an
option to select the last patient that was monitored.
Patient type is defined as Adult, Child (paediatric) or Neonate. For more information on these groups and
how to select them, see “9.3.5 Entering patient details”.
4.3.4 Starting and stopping iAssist
The iAssist function gives additional on screen instructions for:
 Using the ECG
 Taking non-invasive blood pressure readings
 Taking blood oxygen readings
 Taking C0
2
readings
 Taking temperature readings
Press here to
confirm that the
same patient as
before is being
monitored
Press here to
confirm that the
Tempus has
been put onto a
new patient
Press here to
switch to a
previously
monitored
patient