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Note:
Use stress loops to help decrease artifact (demonstrate guidelines)
We recommend inserting the ECG and/or SpO
at this time. This will decrease the number of equipment alerts and potential alarms.
8. Three methods of ambulating with the Propaq LT:
a. Carrying strap
b. IV Pole mount
c. Patient wearable: Place strap on patient first, connect the strap securely to each side of
the Propaq LT monitor, carefully arrange the strap and monitor on the patient (hand bag
design).
E. Alarms
1. There are 6 alarm parameters that can be set and adjusted on the Propaq LT
2. Once you have your Propaq LT monitor on, use your arrows keys and select key to highlight
the blue bell icons on the bottom of the LCD screen
3. You must highlight/underline the Blue bell icon or parameter label that represents the following
alarm parameter that you wish to change -- Heart Rate numeric (Green), Systolic BP (Aqua),
Diastolic BP (Aqua), Mean BP (Aqua), Respiratory (Purple), Pulse Ox (Yellow).
4. Once you highlight the parameter (for example: HR), you then press the select key (icon), or
use your up/down arrows to scroll up and down the menu, you use your left/right arrow keys to
increase/decrease the numeric limits
5. A solid blue bell indicates that the lower and upper limits are on for that parameter
6. A half solid blue bell indicates that one limit is turned off; if the left half of the blue bell icon is
empty, then the "upper" alarm limit is off and if the right half of the blue bell icon is empty that
means the "lower" alarm limit is off.
7. An empty blue bell indicates that alarms parameter is completely turned off (upper and lower
limits) You will also see the Yellow light on the front of the monitor stay on continuously
8. Managing Alarms:
a. Suspend the alarms
b. Paramset
c. Manually adjusting the alarm limits
F. Propaq LT MENU's
1. TRENDS Menu:
a. Press Select to display the control settings
b. Scroll to Trends and press Select to display the trends
c. The Trend Viewer allows you to select and view each of the available trends in either
tabular or graphical format
2. SNAPSHOTS Menu:
a. Press Select button to display the control settings
b. Scroll to Snapshots and press Select to display the Snapshot viewer
c. The Snapshot Viewer allows to you select and view each of the available Snapshots
(max is 20 snapshots)
3. SET UP Menu:
a. Press Select button to display the control settings
b. Scroll to Setup and press the Select button
c. This will take you to Setup Menus for:
ALARMS: To set alarms
cables into top of Propaq LT to monitor patient
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Propaq LT Outline
SM 2840 Rev B
09/2011
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