User's Manual

Respiration
12-7
Selecting Adult or Infant Mode
The respiration function provides both adult and infant operational modes to
optimize monitoring accuracy.
When you select adult or infant, RESP alarm limits and breath detection sensitivity
are adjusted based upon your selection.
Setting and Adjusting Alarms
The factory default setting for respiratory rate alarms is OFF in the adult mode and
ON in the infant mode. Once respiratory alarms are enabled, the factory default
settings are as follows:
The factory default setting for apnea alarms is OFF in the adult mode and ON in
the infant mode. When active, the factory default setting is 20-seconds in both
modes. The apnea alarm setting is adjustable from 5- to 40-seconds, or the alarm
can be disabled.
Refer to Setting Alarm Limits on page 2-4 for details on system alarm operation.
Apnea Alarms
Apnea alarm limit is the maximum duration allowed between breaths before the
respiration rate is set to zero. The apnea alarm limit may be set from 5- to
40-seconds in 5-second increments.
• If the APNEA ALARM is turned ON, the APNEA ALARM will sound after the
apnea limit is reached.
• If the APNEA ALARM is turned OFF, the respiration rate will be set to zero
after 20-seconds or when the apnea alarm limit is reached, whichever is
greater. If the low rate alarm is ON, it will sound 10-seconds after the rate is
set to zero.
CAUTION:
• When the system is in the infant mode, respiration alarm
activation can be delayed for up to 3-minutes. (The factory
default setting for alarm delay is 3-minutes.) Closely
observe the patient during this period.
High Rate Low Rate
Adult
150% of learned rate; not
below 30 breaths/minute
0 breaths/minute
Infant 100 breaths/minute 10 breaths/minute
!
• If the alarm limit for high rate or low rate is displayed in reverse
video, the alarm tone, alarm recording, and alarm watch have
been disabled.
To specify the patient type:
1 Touch ECG.
2 Touch SETUP.
3 Touch CONFIG.
4 Select ADULT or INFANT.
To set or adjust rate alarms:
1 Touch RESP.
2 Touch ALARM LIMITS.
3 Select HI/LO ON.
4 Select HI= or LO=.
5 Use arrow keys to adjust.
To set or adjust apnea alarms:
1 Touch RESP.
2 Touch ALARM LIMITS.
3 Select APNEA ON.
4 Touch APNEA=.
5 Use arrow keys to adjust.