Using Rscribe; Schedule An Exam; Start A Resting Exam; Acquiring Astat Ecg Exam - Welch Allyn RScribe User Manual

12-lead electrocardiograph system

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USING RSCRIBE

A typical workflow on RScribe consists of the following actions:

An exam is scheduled for a patient; exam data such as referring physician and requested date and time are entered. If

the patient does not exist in the database, patient demographic data is entered. Orders may be managed through the

RScribe Modality Worklist (MWL) feature, or through an external scheduling system interface.

The patient is connected to the RScribe through the data acquisition module, data is collected and one or more 10

second ECGs are saved for analysis and further processing. An exam may fulfill an order or can be an ad-hoc exam,

in which case a patient must be selected from the database or a new patient created with demographic data entered.

RScribe can collect multiple ECGs in a single acquisition session that may last for up to one hour, dependent on

system settings. ECGs and a full disclosure rhythm page may be previewed and printed on the Windows default

printer during an acquisition session. The ECG records can be modified with appropriate user permissions.

Acquiring a STAT ECG exam

The STAT ECG icon can be selected when there is an immediate need to acquire an ECG without prior

demographic data entry. The patient is connected to the RScribe through the data acquisition module, data is

collected and one or more 10 second ECGs are saved for analysis and further processing. Patient Information can be

accessed after the ECG is acquired where the Last Name field has been automatically populated with STAT ECG.

These saved exams can be found through exam search to update patient information at a later time.

In order to edit the measurements or select demographics of an exam and electronically sign it, you must have the

necessary permission to do so. The program will automatically start the Review mode after exiting the acquisition

session with the first ECG that was collected during the session. Other acquired ECGs are saved and can be found

through exam search.

Real-time ECG may be displayed in one of two full-screen views. The standard (12x1) full-screen view displays

10 or more seconds of continuous waveform data for each of the 12 leads. The split-screen (6x2) view displays 5 or

more seconds of continuous waveform data for each of the 12 leads. The six (6) limb leads appear on the left and the

six (6) precordial leads appear on the right side of the screen.

To change the default display format for the real-time ECG view, see the Settings section in this manual.

NOTE: The amount of data displayed may vary and depends on display speed and display size.

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