Initializing A New Patient Record; Initiating A Patient Query - Escort Prism 20401 Reference Manual

A brief overview of the patient confirmation process is included here to provide a better
understanding of the significance and overall scope of this process. Upon turning the monitor ON
or after selecting a NEW PATIENT via the CIS menu, the operator will interact with the monitor
to "ask" the hospital ADT system which patient is listed in that room/bed location. This is known
as the patient "query" process. The ADT system will respond to this query by sending
demographic data for the patient it lists in that location to the monitor, which will be displayed in
the CIS menu area in Trace 2. If this is the correct patient, the operator will select the appropriate
CIS softkey to confirm the patient. If the demographic data displayed does NOT reflect the
patient to be monitored, the operator can re-query the ADT system by the actual patient ID
number or assign a temporary name until the patient confirmation process can be completed.

Initializing a New Patient Record:

CIS STATUS MESSAGE:
"SETUP PATIENT" (flashing)
A new patient record must be initialized for each new patient for whom vital signs data is to be
collected. This initialization consists of clearing all prior data from the monitor such that future
data is assigned to the new patient. This can be done by:
1. Turning the monitor OFF and then ON.
—OR—
2. Selecting the "New Patient" function from the CIS main menu.
Once either of these methods is performed, the CIS Module can query the hospital ADT System
for the desired patient.

Initiating a Patient Query:

CIS STATUS MESSAGE:
"SETUP PATIENT" (flashing)
A patient query can be initiated in several ways. The best method will vary depending on the
application. In general, a query can be performed based on a room/bed location or based on the
patient's identification number. Each query method will be discussed.
Query By Room/Bed Location
The room/bed location is defined as the location in which the patient is being monitored.
A query of this type will send the desired room/bed location number to the hospital ADT
System. The ADT System will respond to this query by sending the patient demographic
data to the Patient Monitor for the patient assigned to this location in the ADT system.
This patient demographic data will be displayed in the CIS menu area in Trace 2 of the
monitor.
Monitors that are used only at a single room/bed location may be set up to query the ADT
system automatically for that room/bed location each time the monitor is powered on as
well as whenever "NEW PATIENT" is selected from the CIS menu. In this operational
mode, there are no additional steps necessary to initiate the query. In addition, a query
can be manually initiated by selecting the "Query by Room/Bed" selection on the CIS
menu. In this configuration, patients situated in a room/bed location that is not the default
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