Entering Patient Demographics - Cardiac Science Eclipse Premier Operating Instructions Manual

Entering Patient Demographics

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NOTE: Some patient information directly affects ECG analysis.
Your patient's physician uses this information when interpreting ECG
reports. Likewise, interpretive Eclipse Premier units provide more
accurate and complete analysis statements when you enter patient
information thoroughly. This information must be entered prior to
acquiring the ECG in order to affect the interpretation.
About Patient Demographics
Before acquiring a patient's ECG, it is a good idea to enter patient information, since
this information affects both physician analysis and computer analysis. Fields which
directly affect computer analysis, such as the *D.O.B. (date of birth) field, are marked
with an asterisk ( * ). In addition, patient information is used to label all ECG reports
until you begin a new patient file or return the unit to Standby mode.
Age/Date of Birth
Enter Date of Birth (instead of Age) for the most accurate interpretation.
When date of birth is unknown and the patient is a child, then use the following
guidelines to ensure the most accurate interpretation.
Enter age in months for patients younger than 8 years old.
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✔ Enter age in days for patients younger than 1 month old.
NOTE: The Eclipse Premier interpretation criteria uses a default
age of 40 years when an age of 120 years or higher (or the equivalent
date of birth) is entered, or when age is not entered.
Using the EDIT ID Menu
Patient information is entered using the EDIT ID menu. The EDIT ID menu can be
accessed from several different locations. To access the EDIT ID menu from either the
PREVIEW screen or the MAIN MENU, press the "I" key (you may also use the arrow
up and arrow down keys in the MAIN menu to select ENTER ID; press ENTER). The
EDIT ID menu will be displayed.
NOTE: If you want to create a file for this patient in the Directory,
select ADD NEW PATIENT in the DIRECTORY menu (see "Using
the DIRECTORY Menu" on pg. 7-1).
NOTE: You may exit the EDIT ID menu at any time by pressing the
left arrow key.
Entering Patient Demographics
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