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4.
Record the Monitor Mode temperature before placing the probe back in the probe holder. The
Spot Vital Signs does not save the Monitor Mode temperature.
If the thermometer is in Normal Mode, you may easily switch to Monitor Mode without taking a
predictive temperature first. To do this, remove the probe from the probe holder, attach a new
probe cover, and wait
one minute (do not place probe in patient's mouth, underarm, or rectum at
this time).
After one minute, the thermometer automatically switches to Monitor Mode and an
"M" is displayed.
You may now proceed to take the patient's temperature.
After the probe is
replaced in the holder, the device reverts back to Normal Mode.
Taking an Axillary Temperature
NOTE: The Welch Allyn Spot Vital Signs is FDA cleared to measure the axillary temperature in
Normal Mode for children under the age of 4. Normal Mode axillary temperatures may not be
accurate on older children or adults. THE WELCH ALLYN SPOT VITAL SIGNS IS NOT INTENDED
FOR USE ON NEONATAL
PATIENTS.
To take an axillary temperature in either Normal or Monitor Mode:
Axillary Normal Mode
1.
Ensure that the oral probe is connected to the unit. The oral probe is BLUE.
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2.
Remove the probe from the probe holder. A short self-test mode is initiated where every LCD
segment on the temperature display is illuminated briefly. Following this self-test, the display
shows "Orl indicating the oral probe is in use.
3.
Press the Mode button once and the LCD shows "ALY, " indicating that the device is now
ready to take an axillary temperature reading. Note that subsequent presses of the Mode
button toggle between the oral and axillary modes of operation.
The device's display must
show "ALY" prior to the initiation of an axillary temperature measurement.
4.
With the temperature display showing "ALY, " load a
probe cover onto the probe by holding the probe collar
with the thumb and forefinger, careful not to hold or press
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the ejection button.
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5.
Lift the patient's arm so that the entire axilla is easily
seen.
Place the probe as high as possible in the axilla.
Do not allow the probe tip to come into contact with the
patient until it is deliberately placed in the measurement
site.
Any tissue contact before this time activates the
probe position message and may cause inaccurate
temperature readings.
6.
Verify that the probe tip is completely surrounded by axillary tissue.
Clothing or other material
touching the probe tip may cause inaccurate readings.
7.
Place the arm snugly at the patient's side. Hold the arm in this position without movement of
the arm or probe during the measurement cycle. Moving the arm may cause Inaccurate
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