Product Manual

Set up RR
Default settings for the RR parameter can be changed only in Advanced settings.
Configure RR alarms
Follow these steps to set alarm limits for RR measurements.
1. Verify that you are using the Continuous Monitoring profile.
2. Touch the Alarms tab.
3. Touch the RR vertical tab.
4. Ensure that the RR alarm limit control is set to ON.
Note If any parameter's alarm limit control is set to OFF, you
cannot adjust alarm limits on the Alarm tab, and no visual or
audio signals will occur for that specific parameter.
5. Adjust the following settings as desired:
• RR limits. Enter upper and lower alarm limits for RR using the up/down arrow
keys or the keypad.
• High alarm delay. Select the duration from the list box. This alarm delay specifies
the minimum duration of a high alarm limit condition to activate an alarm signal.
You can set the default in Advanced settings.
• No breath detected alarm delay. Select the duration from the list box. This alarm
delay specifies the minimum duration of a no-breath condition to activate an
alarm signal. You can set the default in Advanced settings.
6. Touch the Home tab.
The new alarm settings take effect immediately.
IPI
The Integrated Pulmonary Index (IPI) integrates four parameters and their interactions to
provide a numeric value indicating a patient's overall respiratory status. The integrated
parameters are etCO2, RR, SpO2, and PR. The additional status information provided by
IPI enables you to intervene before values of individual parameters reach levels of clinical
concern.
Note
IPI is available for adult patients as well as three groups of pediatric
patients (1–3 years, 3–6 years, and 6–12 years), but it is not available for
neonatal/infant patients.
Note Pediatric patient subtypes appear on the Patient Summary tab and on the
Home tab as a label in the IPI frame, but they do not appear in the Patient
frame.
Note IPI is available only with the Continuous Monitoring profile.
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