Welch Allyn Connex Spot Monitor Directions For Use Manual page 74

68 Patient monitoring
• Remove the probe from the probe well, load a probe cover, select a temperature
site, and expose the probe to ambient air for more than 60 seconds. The
temperature frame changes to "MODE: Direct...".
• If you have a patient whose body temperature is below the normal temperature
range and you follow the previous step, the probe sensor identifies this condition
and turns off the probe preheater in order to accommodate the lower body
temperature measurement.
1. Remove the temperature probe from the probe well.
The monitor sounds a tone as it enters the ready state.
2. Insert the probe into a new probe cover and press the probe handle down firmly.
3. Touch Temperature site control to choose from the measurement site: oral,
pediatric axillary, or adult axillary.
The temperature frame changes to Direct mode approximately 60 seconds after the
probe is removed from the probe well.
The monitor sounds a tone to indicate the start of a Direct mode measurement.
4. Hold the probe tip in place at the oral or rectal measurement site for a total of 3
minutes and at the axillary site for 5 minutes.
5. While the measurements are being obtained, the temperature frame displays the
patient's continuous temperature measurements in degrees Fahrenheit and degrees
Celsius.
Note
6. Remove the probe after the temperature measurement is obtained and firmly press
the eject button on the top of the probe to release the probe cover.
7. Return the probe to the probe well to continue taking temperatures in the Predictive
mode.
WARNING Inaccurate measurement risk. To ensure optimal accuracy,
always confirm that the correct mode and site are selected.
WARNING Patient injury risk. Do not exceed the recommended
temperature measurement durations in Direct mode. Continuous
measurement durations of 3 minutes at the oral and rectal sites and 5
minutes at the axillary site are recommended for accurate measurement.
Do not continuously measure beyond 10 minutes in any mode.
CAUTION Probe covers are disposable, nonsterilized, and single-use.
Probes are also nonsterilized. Do not autoclave probes and probe covers.
Ensure that probe covers are disposed of according to facility requirements
or local regulations.
The monitor does not retain Direct mode temperatures in
memory. Therefore, it is important to note the temperature
before removing the probe from the measurement site and
then manually record it in the patient record.
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Connex Spot Monitor