Welch Allyn Spot Vital Signs - User Manual - Manual (Page 41)

Directions for Use 33
Monitor Mode
Monitor Mode displays the temperature of the probe as long as the probe remains in
place at the measurement site and remains within the operating patient temperature
range. The patient’s temperature will reach final equilibrium in approximately three
minutes in the oral and rectal sites and five minutes in the axillary site.
To take a temperature in Monitor Mode:
1. Verify that the correct probe (oral/axillary = blue cap or rectal = red cap) is installed.
2. Hold the probe handle with your thumb and two fingers on the sides of the probe
handle and withdraw the probe from Spot Vital Signs.
3. Insert the probe into a probe cover and press the probe handle down firmly. The
probe handle moves slightly to engage the probe cover.
4. Take the patient’s temperature using the Normal Mode as previously described. Leave
the probe in place after Spot Vital Signs beeps once and displays the temperature.
Press the Mode button once. An “M” appears on the display to indicate Monitor
Mode.
5. Hold the thermometer in place for a total of three minutes for oral and rectal mode or
five minutes for axillary mode. The thermometer will not beep to indicate a final
temperature.
6. Record the temperature before removing the probe from the site; the monitored
temperature does not remain on the display once the probe is removed from the site
and is not stored in memory for recall.
7. Remove the probe from the patient and firmly press the ejection button on the top of
the probe to release the probe cover.
8. Return the probe to the Spot Vital Signs to reset the thermometer to Normal Mode.
WARNING Long-term continuous monitoring beyond three to five minutes is
not recommended in any mode.
Note To switch to Monitor Mode without taking a predictive temperature, remove the
probe from the holder, attach a new probe cover, and wait one minute. Do not
place the probe in the patient’s mouth, underarm, or rectum. After one minute,
the thermometer switches to Monitor Mode and an “M” shows in the
temperature display. Continue to take the patient’s temperature.