Changing The Patient Type - Welch Allyn 53000 Directions For Use Manual

24 Chapter 2 Setup

Changing the Patient Type

The age range for each patient type is defined as follows:
Neonatal
Pediatric
Adult
Default setting: ADULT.
Follow these steps to change the patient type setting.
1. Press
NEONATE, PEDIATRIC, or ADULT appears in the message window.
2. Press
3. To select the displayed patient type and return to normal operation, either do nothing
for 10 seconds or press any button other than
(such as
Changing the patient type has the following effects:
•
•
If you cycle through the patient types but do not change the setting, the alarm limits and
the cuff inflation target pressure settings do not change.
Term birth through 28 days, or up to 44 gestational weeks
29 days through 12 years
13 years and older
. The current patient type (
or to display
), the monitor returns to normal operation with that function (
mmHg
SYS SpO %
2
0
DIA
0
ADULT
Alarm limits are reset to the default limits for the new patient type
Cuff inflation target pressure is reset to the default for the new patient type
, , or ) appears below the DIA window, and
, , or .
or
/min
0 mmHg
SYS
ºF ºF
DIA
Welch Allyn Vital Signs Monitor 300 Series
. If you press a function button
) activated.
/min
SpO %
2
NEONATE
ºF ºF