Patient Monitoring; Monitoring Blood Pressure - Welch Allyn 300 Series Directions For Use Manual

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Patient monitoring

Monitoring blood pressure

NIBP preparation
Before you start any NIBP measurement, always follow the steps described in
these procedures:
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WARNING To ensure safe and accurate NIBP measurements, use only cuffs and
hoses approved by or supplied by Welch Allyn.
WARNING Never use an adult or pediatric monitor setting or cuff for an NIBP
measurement on a neonatal patient. Adult and pediatric inflation limits can be
excessive for neonatal patients, even if a neonatal cuff is used.
WARNING NIBP readings may be inaccurate for patients experiencing moderate
to severe arrhythmia.
WARNING When patients are being monitored frequently or monitored for a
prolonged period, regularly remove the cuff to inspect it and to inspect the
patient's cuffed extremity for ischemia, purpura, or neuropathy.
WARNING To avoid the risk of intravenous line misconnection and possible
introduction of air into a patient's blood, do not fit the NIBP system with
Luer Lock adapters.
WARNING Do not place the cuff on an extremity already being used for
intravenous infusions or SpO
WARNING Do not place the cuff where it can affect proper circulation.
WARNING NIBP measurements may be inaccurate in the presence of excessive
motion artifact.
Caution Pulse rate measurements generated through the blood pressure cuff or
through SpO2 are subject to artifact and might not be as accurate as heart rate
measurements generated through ECG or through manual palpation.
"Changing the target pressure"
"Selecting a cuff" on page 30
"Positioning the cuff" on page 31
monitoring.
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