ZOLL M Series Defibrillator Rev G NIBP - Manual (Page 18)

N ON -I NVASIVE B LOOD P RESSURE (NIBP)
12 ZOLL M Series Operator’s Guide - Option Insert
Enabling,
Disabling, and
Suspending
Alarms You can activate, deactivate and audibly disable all NIBP alarms using standard M Series procedures.
See the M Series Operator’s Guide for instructions on activating, deactivating, and audibly disabling
alarms.
Changing the status of one NIBP alarm automatically sets all the other NIBP alarms to the same status.
For example, if you enable the systolic alarm, all other NIBP alarms are automatically activated.
Similarly, if you deactivate the diastolic alarm, all other NIBP alarms are automatically deactivated.
Activating, deactivating or audibly disabling NIBP alarms does not affect the status of other M Series
alarms.
Suspending an NIBP alarm audibly disables the audio alarm until after the completion of the next
measurement. All visual alarms remain active.
Triggering
NIBP
Measurements You can configure the M Series unit to take a single NIBP measurement after the Heart Rate alarm is
triggered and/or the NIBP alarm is triggered. See the M Series Configuration Guide for further details.
Taking Measurements
With the NIBP option you can take:
• A single measurement.
• A STAT measurement - as many measurements (up to ten) as possible within five minutes.
• Automatic measurements at user-set intervals.
Each type of measurement corresponds to a section below. You can take any type of measurement
whether you are in Monitor, Defib or Pacer mode unless the:
• defibrillator is charged or charging, or
• previous measurement has occurred within 30 seconds in automatic interval measurement mode.
WARNING Do not begin NIBP measurements unless you are sure that the cuff inflation and alarms settings are
appropriate for the patient. Incorrect settings can result in patient injury or inappropriate alarms.
To immediately abort any measurement in progress and deflate the cuff, press the NIBP button. As a
safety feature, the M Series unit does not take measurements within 30 seconds of another completed
measurement when in automatic interval measurement mode.
If the M Series unit finds a fault, a message displays on the screen. See "Troubleshooting" on page 21
for a list of NIBP display messages and their corresponding corrective action.
If the M Series unit cannot detect the systolic blood pressure value, it immediately increases the cuff
inflation pressure by 30 mmHg (4.0 kPa) and completes the measurement. If, after 180 seconds, the
M Series unit has not been able to determine all three blood pressure values or find a fault, it aborts
the measurement cycle and deflates the cuff.
WARNING If the M Series unit takes a measurement but indicates the presence of artifact in the signal (denoted
by “*” in the NIBP Display area), the measurement may not be accurate. Under such circumstances,
perform additional blood pressure measurements. If you repeatedly obtain artifact, use alternate
techniques to obtain blood pressure prior to taking clinical action.
As a safety feature, the cuff can never be inflated to more 300 mmHg (40.0 kPa). On M Series CCT
units, the cuff can never be inflated to more 300 mmHg (40.0 kPa) in adult or pediatric mode, and
never more than 150 mmHg (20.0 kPa) in neonatal mode. Blood pressure measurements abort and the
cuff deflates when the defibrillator begins charging.