Patient Monitoring; Connect A Continuous Monitor To The Central Station - Welch Allyn Connex Directions For Use Manual

Patient monitoring

For information about patient monitors and devices that are not covered in this section,
see the device directions for use.

Connect a continuous monitor to the central station

A continuous monitor must be licensed in order to connect to the central station. For
more information, see the monitor directions for use.
1. Make sure that the monitor is connected to the same network as the central station.
2. Set the monitor to the Continuous profile. For more information, see the monitor
directions for use.
3. Do one of the following at the device:
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The device connects to the central station, and the patient tile appears in the waiting
area.
If the selected patient was never connected to the central station, the central station
monitors the patient using the current saved alarm limits on the device. These alarm
limits can be modified at the device or at the central station.
For a patient who was previously connected to the central station, the currently
saved alarm limits at the central station are used. If the alarm limits between the
central station and the device are different, a message appears indicating the device
alarms limits were modified. When the patient monitoring ends, the device reverts
to its previous alarm limits.
4. Admit the patient as described in the Patient data management section.
The patient tile appears in the Main Monitoring area.
WARNING Make sure that the connection between the
monitor and the central station has been established before
leaving the bedside monitor or the patient. See the monitor
directions for use for instructions for verifying that a
connection has been established.
Select a patient.
Select a location.
Take and send an episodic reading.
Collect and send continuous or trend data.
WARNING The patient tile will not appear in the waiting
area until one of these actions is completed.
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