Welch Allyn Vital Signs Monitor, Propaq Encore - Quick Reference Guide - Manual (Page 62)

56 Patient monitoring Welch Allyn Propaq Encore Vital Signs Monitor
Perform SpO
2
“spot-cCheck” monitoring
The SpO
2
Standby Mode allows you to remove the SpO
2
sensor from a patient without
having to disable all alarms or disconnect the SpO
2
sensor cable from the Propaq monitor.
You can therefore perform intermittent or “spot-check” SpO
2
monitoring.
1. While monitoring SpO
2
, remove the SpO
2
sensor from the patient, but leave it
connected to the monitor. When the monitor detects the lack of a pulsatile waveform,
it sounds a patient alarm and displays this menu:
2. Press STANDBY to place SpO
2
into the Standby Mode.
3. To resume SpO
2
monitoring, reapply the SpO
2
sensor to a patient.
SpO
2
messages
The following status message can appear in the equipment alert window or the SpO
2
numeric display area:
NO SENSOR DETECTED appears in the equipment alert window and indicates a
probe has been disconnected from the monitor after being plugged in for more than a
few seconds.
SEARCH: during the search time, the SpO
2
channel tries to detect blood pulsing
through the measurement site. Once the measurement has been established, the
oxygen saturation value is displayed in the numeric window.
STANDBY is displayed in the numeric window when the SpO
2
sensor is disconnected
from the patient, an alarm occurs, and you press the STANDBY button. STANDBY is
also displayed if you first plug the SpO
2
sensor cable into the monitor connector
before attaching the SpO
2
sensor to the patient.
DEFECTIVE SpO2 SENSOR. If you see the error message DEFECTIVE SpO2
SENSOR, either the sensor is not compatible with the monitor or the sensor is
not working properly. Visit
www.welchallyn.com to confirm you are using a
compatible sensor. If compatibility is not a problem, try another sensor.
Note The monitor suspends the SpO
2
alarm tone indefinitely and displays STANDBY in
place of SpO
2
numerics. SpO
2
remains in the Standby Mode until the SpO
2
sensor is reapplied to a patient. Other vital sign monitoring is not restricted. By
contrast, if you press SILENCE instead of STANDBY, the monitor temporarily
suspends all alarm tones; however, the alarm tone resumes after 90 seconds if
the SpO
2
sensor is still disconnected from the patient.
Note The monitor exits the Standby Mode and resumes SpO
2
monitoring
The message STBY on the SpO
2
trend display and trend printouts indicates the
monitor was in the SpO
2
Standby Mode.
STANDBY SILENCE