Welch Allyn 690 Directions For Use Manual page 20

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TAKING A TEMPERATURE USING MONITOR MODE
1. Ensure that both the appropriately colored probe and matching probe well for the
intended measurement site (oral/axillary or rectal) are installed.
2. Holding the probe handle with your thumb and two fingers on the indentations of the
probe handle, withdraw the probe from the probe well.
3. Load a probe cover by inserting the probe into a probe cover and pressing the probe
handle down firmly. The probe handle will move slightly to engage the probe cover.
4. Take the patient's temperature using the normal Oral, Rectal, Pediatric Axillary, or
Adult Axillary Mode as previously described.
5. Continue to hold the probe in position after the temperature is displayed.
6. Press the Mode Selection button until the Monitor Mode indicator
appears on the LCD.
7. Hold the thermometer in place for the required duration:
8. Record the temperature before removing the probe from the site.
9. Eject the probe cover by firmly pressing the ejection button on the top of the probe.
10. Replace the probe in the probe well to clear the display and reset the thermometer to
Normal Mode. The thermometer will not beep to indicate a final temperature.
WARNING Do not take a patient's temperature without using a Welch Allyn
disposable probe cover. Doing so can cause patient discomfort, patient
cross contamination, and erroneous temperature readings.
WARNING Use only Welch Allyn probe covers. The use of other
manufacturer's probe covers or no probe cover may produce temperature
measurement errors and/or inaccuracy.
Oral 3 minutes
Axillary 5 minutes
Rectal 3 minutes
WARNING Long-term continuous monitoring beyond three to five minutes is
not recommended in any mode.
WARNING The unit will automatically enter Monitor Mode if the probe is
withdrawn from the probe well and is not replaced within 60 seconds of
inactivity.
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