Centralized Monitoring; Connecting To The Mpc - ZOE PPM3 User Manual

Centralized Monitoring

13. Centralized Monitoring
This chapter describes how to connect the Nightingale PPM3 to the Nightingale
MPC central monitoring station. In such installations, communication lines will
have been installed from the MPC to the various patient locations where
monitoring will be performed. Near the patient location, these communication
lines will be connected to a wall plate marked "Nightingale Monitoring System."
The PPM3 is connected to this wall plate.
In the Nightingale Monitoring System, the MPC can automatically track the
patient's movement when the PPM3 is moved from one patient location to
another. It is not necessary to reassign the patient at the MPC.
For details on patient monitoring at the MPC, please see the Nightingale MPC
User's Guide.

13.1. Connecting to the MPC

In order to connect the PPM3 to the MPC, connect the Network Cable to the
Network Connector labeled as on the right side of the PPM3. Then plug the
other end of the Network Cable into the wall plate connector marked "Nightingale
Monitoring System."
When this connection is made (and the PPM3 is powered-on), the MPC and
PPM3 will start to communicate with each other. If a patient is already admitted
at the PPM3, the MPC will start monitoring that patient (even if a different patient
had been admitted at the MPC). However, if no patient had been admitted at the
PPM3, then patient information is loaded into the PPM3 from the MPC.
In either case, you should see the patient name in the patient name area of the
PPM3 main display screen. For new patients, it is a good idea to admit the patient
at the MPC first, since you can then verify that the connection has been made
correctly while you are at the patient's bedside.
WARNING – Always make sure that the correct patient name is
displayed in the PPM3 name area when connected to the MPC. This
is to avoid any chance of mistaking the signals and parameters from
one patient with the signals and parameters from another patient at
the central monitoring station.
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