Cuff Size; Initial Cuff Pressure - GE Medical Systems Dash 2000 Operator's Manual

Cuff Size

Initial Cuff Pressure

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This option programs the monitor for the appropriate inflation pressure. The
cuff size setting is based on the patient's age. There are three choices—Adult,
Pediatric, and Neonatal. This can be set in Monitor Defaults.
A label showing your choice—ADT, PED, NEO—is displayed at the bottom of
the parameter window.
If you need to select a different size, follow this procedure:
1. Select CUFF SIZE option from the NBP Settings Menu. A popup menu
opens displaying the three options.
MAIN
MENU
PREV.
MENU
2. Use the Trim Knob control to make your selection. The change will not be
in effect until the Trim Knob control is pressed and the popup menu closed.
3. Press the Trim Knob control to close the popup menu.
This option allows you to set the target inflation pressure for the first
measurement.
1. Select INIT CUFF PRESSURE option from the NBP Settings Menu to
display the following popup menu.
MAIN
MENU
PREV.
MENU
INIT CUFF PRESSURE Popup Menu
2. Rotate the Trim Knob control to scroll through the list of inflation pressures.
The choices available depend on the cuff size. For adult and pediatric cuff
size, the choices are AUTO and 100 mmHg to 250 mmHg, The choices for
neonatal cuff size are AUTO, 100 mmHg to 140 mmHg. Inflation pressures
are adjusted in increments of 5 mmHg. The inflation pressure for the AUTO
setting is as follows:
Adult, 160 mmHg
Pediatric, 140 mmHg
Neonatal, 110 mmHg
3. Press the Trim Knob control to set the inflation pressure and close the
popup menu.
Cuff inflation thereafter is automatically determined by multiple factors including
mode of operation, cuff size, and previous reading.
Dash 2000 Patient Monitor
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CUFF
SIZE:
>
ADULT
ADULT
PEDIAT
NEONATE
CUFF SIZE Popup Menu
CUFF INIT.CUFF
SIZE:
PRESSURE:
ADULT AUTO
AUTO
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