Product Manual

Note RRa is available only in the Continuous Monitoring profile.
Note Masimo SpO2 monitoring is required when monitoring RRa.
Note RRa monitoring is only for adult patients who weigh more than 66 pounds
(30 kilograms).
Note Monitors configured with RRa cannot be configured with CO2.
RRa frame
The RRa frame displays the following:
• Respiration rate in breaths per minute (BPM)
• Respiration Indicator
• Alarm limit control
• Averaging control toggle providing the options of slow, medium, fast, trending, and
off
Note RRa is available only when the Continuous Monitoring profile and Adult
patient type are selected.
Respiration Indicator
The Respiration Indicator displays the level of sound detected by the RRa sensor. A
higher level of sound causes more bars to illuminate.
Averaging selector
The averaging selector enables you to choose the desired visibility of subtle variations in
RRa measurements. You can adjust averaging in the RRa frame by touching the
averaging selector . Use this control toggle to select an averaging option (off,
slow, medium, fast, or trending) while acquiring readings.
Averaging selector options
Off Fast
~10 seconds
Medium
~20 seconds
Slow
~30 seconds
Trending
~60 seconds
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