Selecting A Probe; Taking A Single Temperature Measurement - Philips SureSigns VS1 Manuel D'utilisation

Selecting a Probe

For oral temperature measurements, use the blue probe; for rectal, use the red probe. See Chapter12,
Accessory List, for a complete list of temperature accessories.
Be sure to review the instructions that come with the temperature probe.

Taking a Single Temperature Measurement

When not in use, the temperature probe should be inserted in the temperature probe well. Withdrawing the
probe initiates a temperature measurement, replacing it stops a measurement.
To take a single temperature measurement:
Step Action
1 Make sure Predictive mode is the active mode. If the Temperature Mode Indicator LED is not lit, the
monitor is in Predictive mode. For information on changing this setting, see Setting the Measurement
Mode on page 6-2.
2 Insert the appropriate probe — oral or rectal — firmly into the probe cover. Make sure the cover is on
securely.
Caution—
during use. Be careful not to press the probe ejection button (where the cord exits the probe) during use.
3 Follow the manufacturer's instructions for placing the probe. Hold the probe during the entire temperature
measurement process and keep the probe tip in contact with tissue at all times. Do not allow the patient to
reposition or hold the probe.
A beep sounds when the measurement is complete, and the temperature appears in large, green numbers.
The value will remain on the screen for 5 minutes or until another temperature is initiated.
4 When the measurement is complete, hold the probe as you would a syringe and press the probe eject
button at the base of the probe to release the used cover into a waste container.
5 Return the probe into the probe well to prepare for the next measurement.
While the patient's temperature is being taken, the Temperature Measurement LED shows a moving
pinwheel, indicating tissue contact. If contact is broken, the pinwheel stops moving until contact is
reestablished.
Note— A long delay from the time the probe is removed from the temperature probe well until it makes
contact with the patient's tissues may cause a break in the measurement cycle, causing the monitor to
switch from Predictive mode to Monitoring mode. If this occurs, eject the probe cover, insert the probe
back into the temperature probe well, and begin the process again.
If the temperature of the probe tip is higher than 92
Note—
temperature probe well, the monitor cannot operate in Predictive mode. In such a case, the monitor will
automatically switch to Monitoring mode, and may require 3 minutes or longer to display a stable
temperature reading.
Failure to firmly install the probe cover may cause the cover to become loose or disengaged
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F (33.3 C) when removed from the
Monitoring Temperature
Selecting a Probe
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