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d. Toggle to the waveform view to ensure that a complete waveform appears.

Note When the cannula is not on the patient, the etCO2 value is 0.

Note After you connect the sampling line, the monitor immediately searches for

breaths, but it does not indicate a No Breath condition before any valid

breaths have been detected.

Note To avoid moisture buildup and sampling line occlusion during suction or

nebulization of intubated patients, stop the CO2 pump and remove the

sampling line luer connector from the monitor.

Note Replace the sampling line according to hospital protocol or when a

blockage is indicated by the device. Excessive patient secretions or a

buildup of liquids in the airway tubing might occlude the sampling line,

requiring more frequent replacement.

Note When the message "Occlusion in the gas line" appears on the screen,

indicating that the sampling line attached to the monitor is blocked, the

monitor’s CO2 pump will stop. Follow the instructions in the

Troubleshooting section of this manual to correct the problem.

Stop and restart the CO2 pump

Stopping the CO2 pump prevents the ingress of fluids into the CO2 module during

certain patient procedures (such as suction or lavage). In addition, this pump-stop

condition pauses the monitoring of all parameters obtained from the CO2 module for a

configured period of time or until you restart the CO2 pump.

To temporarily pause or stop CO2 monitoring, touch the pump-stop button

in the etCO2 frame.

Note This button is a toggle. When you stop the CO2 pump, the

Start button with a countdown timer appears.

2. To resume CO2 monitoring, touch the pump-start button .

The CO2 pump restarts, the current timer clears, and the Stop button appears in the

frame.

Respiration rate

RR frame

The RR frame displays the following:

•

Respiration rate in breaths per minute (BPM)

• Alarm limit control

Note RR monitoring is available only in the Continuous Monitoring profile.

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