Welch Allyn Spot Vital Signs - User Manual - Manual (Page 33)

Directions for Use 25
To set the pressure preset level (one time only):
1. Press and hold the Pressure Preset button for half a second. Spot Vital Signs displays
“PrP” (pressure preset) in the SYS and the inflation pressure in the DIA displays,
respectively.
2. Push the Pressure Preset button. The blood pressure cuff inflation pressure
decreases in 20 mmHg increments beginning at 160 mmHg (160 -> 140, 120, 200,
180, 160).
To return to the normal operating mode, push the Next Patient/Clear/Cancel button
or wait 3 seconds.
The inflation pressure resets to the default pressure setting after completing one
blood pressure cycle. The factory default is 160 mmHg.
There is a disable feature in the Internal Configuration Mode that allows the facility to
disable this button, see page 19.
To initiate a blood pressure measurement:
1. Ensure that the blood pressure cuff is properly sized and wrapped around the
patient’s upper arm (or alternate site, as necessary).
2. With the device powered on, press the Blood Pressure Start/Stop
button.The Spot Vital Signs inflates the blood pressure cuff to the
appropriate pressure and displays the pressure as the blood pressure
measurement is in process.
Pressing the Blood Pressure Start/Stop or the Next Patient/Clear/Cancel button at
any time during a blood pressure determination cancels the measurement and rapidly
deflates the blood pressure cuff.
When the measurement cycle is complete the Spot Vital Signs beeps once and
displays the systolic, diastolic, and pulse rate* measurements for two minutes
(unless another measurement is active). If the MAP is turned on then the Spot Vital
Signs toggles between the blood pressure reading and the MAP value.
If Spot Vital Signs cannot take a successful blood pressure measurement it beeps
twice and displays a “C” error code unless the measurement was purposely stopped.
* Pulse rate, as determined from the blood pressure measurement method, is displayed
with the blood pressure reading only if the SpO
2
option is not in use. If the SpO
2
function
is in use, all pulse rate determinations are a result of the SpO
2
measurement method.
Reviewing Information from the Last Cycle
The Spot Vital Signs holds the last patient measurement cycle in memory. The informa-
tion is held in memory until the unit is turned off or you initiate the next patient’s measure-
ment. If the display is blank, press the Mode button to review data from the last
measurement cycle.