Welch Allyn Acuity Directions For Use Manual page 66

62 Chapter 4 Adjust monitoring settings and patient information
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3. If the patient has a pacemaker, see
for a pacemaker patient"
Set additional arrhythmia analysis preferences for a pacemaker patient
To set additional arrhythmia analysis preferences for a pacemaker patient
1. In the patient's Virtual Monitor, click Setup, Arrhythmia Alarms.
2. Carefully evaluate the patient's current rhythm to ensure that you want the Acuity
System to relearn it as the patient's normal ECG rhythm.
A relearn occurs in the next step.
3. Check the Analyze Pacers box to enable specialized arrhythmia analysis.
Pacer Display is turned on also. If you prefer not to view the pacer display, clear the
Pacer Display box.
A RELEARN alert occurs at the patient's Virtual Monitor and Waveform Window. The
alert remains until relearn is finished.
4. Carefully evaluate the new ECG rhythm to ensure that the Acuity System has learned
an appropriate rhythm. For evaluation instructions, see
alert"
5. If Noncapture is listed in the arrhythmia list, set an Alarm Level and Print on Alarm for
pacemaker noncapture.
Print on Alarm: To specify that central station alarm printouts occur for a specific
arrhythmia type alarm, check the Print on Alarm box next to the arrhythmia type.
on page 62.
WARNING Always turn on Analyze Pacers for paced patients, and always turn
off Analyze Pacers for non-paced patients. The Acuity System analyzes
arrhythmias based on whether the Analyze Pacers setting is on or off. The
Analyze Pacers setting is Off by default.
on page 91.
WARNING Keep all pacemaker patients under close observation. Rate meters
might continue to count the pacemaker rate during occurrences of cardiac arrest
or some arrhythmias. Do not rely solely upon rate meter alarms.
Welch Allyn Acuity Central Monitoring System
"To set additional arrhythmia analysis preferences
"Respond to a RELEARN