Selecting A Cuff Interval Program - Philips SureSigns VS1 Manuel D'utilisation

Continuous NIBP Monitoring
Step Action
2 Press the Up or Down buttons to change the current interval.
Press the Save → Main soft key to save the interval you selected and return to the Line List display. The
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interval measurement begins.
You can activate continuous blood pressure measurements from the Cuff Interval screen by pressing the
STAT soft key. Measurements are taken for five minutes. After five minutes, the monitor automatically
reverts to five-minute intervals.
When STAT is specified, a rapid estimation of systolic blood pressure is displayed upon second and
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subsequent blood pressure measurements. One beep sounds and a quick estimated systolic value appears.
When the measurement is complete, two beeps sound and the actual blood pressure values are displayed.
To stop a cuff interval that is in progress, press the Cuff Start/Stop button. When the continuous
measurements are interrupted in this manner, the word "STAT" appears in reverse video on the LCD screen
and the measurements cease.
Warning—Do not use STAT mode when using a thigh cuff to monitor NIBP. Use of this mode causes a
loss-of-monitoring alarm and shuts down all monitor functionality.

Selecting a Cuff Interval Program

You can create up to five different cuff interval programs that measure blood pressure at predetermined
times and in predefined intervals. Four of the timed interval programs (A, B, C, and D) can be configured to
your own unit-specific protocols. Program E is pre-configured to a commonly used protocol for training
purposes, but it can be modified by following the steps listed below.
Resetting factory defaults (in the Service Screen mode) erases all user-designed cuff programs and
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resets program E to the factory default values.
To display or edit one of the timed interval programs:
Step Action
1 From the Line List display, press the Cuff soft key. The Cuff Interval screen appears. The currently
selected cuff interval is displayed.
2 Press the Down button past the 1 minute interval until you see the program — A, B, C, D, or E — that
you want to review or modify.
3 Press the View/Modify soft key. The selected program appears on the LCD screen, as seen below.
4 Use the OK button to move between fields and use the Up and Down buttons to edit the values.
5 Press the Save
Press the Prev Screen soft key to discard changes and return to the Cuff Interval screen.
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Monitoring Blood Pressure
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Main soft key to begin the selected interval program and return to the Line List display.