User Manual Part 5

70 Standalone Monitoring Welch Allyn Propaq LT Vital Signs Monitor
• The cuff must fit snugly without being uncomfortably tight.
• The hose must be free of kinks and not pinched.
4. Align the point where the tubing connects to the cuff over the brachial or other
appropriate artery.
Figure 70. Cuff Placement
5. Screw the hose connector onto the NIBP air connector on the top of the monitor (see
Figure 4 on page 9).
6. Press to start a reading.
• If you need to stop the reading and vent the cuff at any time during the
measurement, press .
• If the monitor cannot get a valid NIBP reading, it displays the message
‘NIBP retry in progress’ in the upper left corner of the screen and attempts
another measurement. Depending on settings and patient mode, the monitor
attempts one or two retries.
7. If motion artifact, such as shivering or coughing, interferes with NIBP readings, do the
following:
• Position the patient’s limb away from the body so that the applied cuff is not in
contact with the patient’s body or any other object (such as a bed rail). Keep the
cuff as close to heart level as possible.
Note
For every inch the cuff is placed above the heart, add 1.9 mmHg (0.253 kPa) to the
displayed NIBP reading. For every inch below the heart, subtract 1.9 mmHg
(0.253 kPa).
Note
If you are simultaneously monitoring blood pressure and SpO
2
, you can reduce or
eliminate unnecessary SpO
2
alarms by placing the cuff and the SpO
2
sensor on
different limbs.
Note
If the battery charge is low and the monitor is not in the cradle, the battery icon
indicates low battery and NIBP monitoring is disabled.
Cuff applied evenly and snugly. The
center of the cuff is at heart level,
and the bottom edge is one inch (2.5
cm) above the antecubital fossa.
Possible cuff placements for neonates