Welch Allyn 6000 Series Connex Vital Signs Monitor - User Manual - Manual (Page 141)

WARNING Patient injury risk. When taking rectal temperatures, insert the
probe tip only 5/8 inch (approximately 1.5 cm) inside the rectum of adults
and only 3/8 inch (approximately 1 cm) inside the rectum of children to
avoid the risk of bowel perforation.
WARNING Never use a damaged temperature probe. The thermometer
consists of high-quality precision parts and should be protected from
severe impact or shock. Do not use the thermometer if you notice any
signs of damage to the probe or monitor. If the thermometer probe is
dropped or damaged, remove it from use and have it inspected by qualified
service personnel.
CAUTION Inaccurate measurement risk. Patient activities such as
strenuous exercise, ingesting hot or cold liquids, eating, chewing gum or
mints, brushing teeth, or smoking may affect oral temperature
measurements for up to 20 minutes.
CAUTION Inaccurate measurement risk. Always use new probe covers
taken from the monitor's probe cover box holder to ensure accurate
temperature measurements. Probe covers taken from other places or that
haven't stabilized in temperature may result in inaccurate temperature
measurements.
Temperature mode selection
The monitor with the temperature module takes a patient temperature in either
Predictive (Normal) or Direct mode. The default setting is the Predictive mode.
WARNING Inaccurate measurement risk. To ensure optimal accuracy,
always confirm that the correct mode and site are selected.
WARNING Patient injury risk. Do not exceed the recommended
temperature measurement durations in Direct mode. Continuous
measurement durations of 3 minutes at the oral and rectal sites and 5
minutes at the axillary site are recommended for accurate measurement.
Do not continuously measure beyond 10 minutes in any mode.
Predictive mode
Is a one-time measurement that takes a temperature in approximately 6 to 15 seconds.
Removing the probe from the probe well, loading a probe cover, and holding the probe
tip in place at the measurement site initiates a Predictive mode measurement. The
monitor sounds a tone to indicate the end of a predictive measurement.
Direct mode
Provides continual temperature measurements. For oral and rectal measurements, it is
recommended to measure temperature until the temperature stabilizes or for 3 minutes.
For axillary measurements, it is recommended to measure temperature until the
temperature stabilizes or for 5 minutes. The monitor changes to Direct mode
approximately 60 seconds after the probe is removed from the probe well.
Note The monitor does not retain Direct mode temperatures in
memory.Therefore, it is important to note the temperature before removing
the probe from the measurement site and then manually record it in the
patient record.
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