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Acuity Central Station Quick Reference Card Rev A July 2003

Quick Reference Card

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ACUITY® CENTRAL STATION QUICK REFERENCE To Review and Print Waveform Data. Click on the icon on the left side of the patient’s waveform window, or click on the map icon. Open the on-screen monitor. Click Review , click Waveforms. Point and click on the “” and “” keys to scroll through ECG second by second, or point and click on the time line (24-96 hours) to view the ECG at a particular time. To obtain printouts, use cursor keys to position the beginning of the waveforms you wish to print at the left side of the screen. Click Print, click Print Waveforms, Custom Print, or Print All Leads. To enter patient ID. To Review and Print OxyCRG. Open the On-Screen monitor. Click Setup , click Patient ID. Make sure the arrow is in the blue field. Using the keyboard, type: patient ID#, press enter; last name, press enter; first name, press enter; middle initial. Verify information is correct, then click Confirm, click Close. Open the on-screen monitor. Click Review , click OxyCRG. Click on the Time Line to locate data for review. Use the scroll bars as necessary. Click Print. Click Close. Select ECG1, ECG2 and ECG3 Lead. To Review A Discharged Patient’s Full Disclosure information: To open an On-Screen Monitor. Ensure you have the best ECG waveform displayed in the ECG1, ECG2 and ECG3 locations in the waveform window and/or the on-screen monitor. This will help to eliminate nuisance alarms as HR and arrhythmia detection are performed on the waveforms in the ECG1 , ECG2 and ECG3 locations. With 3-lead systems, ECG1 only is used for detection and analysis of HR arrhythmias if applicable. To change alarm limits. Open the on-screen monitor, click Setup , click Alarms. Place cursor on desired alarm limit box, hold down the left trackball key and drag the box to the desired limit. OR: Place cursor on line to right or left of limit box and click to increase or decrease limit by single digits. When completed, click Close. To suspend alarm tones for 90 seconds. Click on a SUSPEND button, or click in the Tan Numerics Area of the waveform window. To take an NIBP from Acuity. Open the on-screen monitor. Click NIBP, click START. To print current waveforms. Click on Patient List icon (located on the bottom left corner of the Acuity screen), select Unit, select Patient name, click on desired full disclosure icon: Graphical Trends, Waveforms, or OxyCRG. FOR USE WITH ARRHYTHMIA DETECTION: to Review a Patient’s Dysrhythmias. Click on the half screen or full screen view image button located in the top left corner of the Acuity screen to access the Arrhythmia Event Review Window. From a current patient’s On-Screen Monitor, click Review , Arrhythmia Events. In the Event Counts window click the box to enter a checkmark to include the event in the Event List for the selected Time Span. It will list the chosen arrhythmia(s) type, priority, time it occurred as well as the duration of the arrhythmia. Click on any event in the list to display the associated waveforms. Scroll forward or backward to view the arrhythmia event. Click Print then select either Waveforms or Event List. To change Arrhythmia Alarm Limits if Applicable. Open the on-screen monitor. Click Setup , click Arrhythmia Alarms. Click the up or down arrow to set desired limit. Choose priority level, check high, medium, low or off. Click Close. The alarm levels for all life threatening arrhythmias (Vfib, Asystole) are always set High and cannot be turned off. Click on a SNAPSHOT button, or click in the White Waveform Area of the waveform window. To Review and Print Trend Data Open the on-screen monitor, click Review , click Graphical Trends. Select Time Span of vital signs to be reviewed (8h, 1h, 15 min, etc.) Point and click to review individual vital signs or click and drag the trackball slowly to review multiple vital sign numerics. To obtain printouts click Print, then select Print Graph OR Print Table. 8500 SW Creekside Place • Beaverton, OR 97008 1-800-289-2500 ©2003, Welch Allyn All rights reserved. 7/03 SM2579 Rev. A

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ACUITY® CENTRAL STATION QUICK REFERENCE

To Review and Print Waveform Data.

Click on the icon on the left side of the patient’s waveform window, or click on the map icon.

Open the on-screen monitor. Click Review , click Waveforms. Point and click on the “” and “” keys to scroll through ECG second by second, or point and click on the time line (24-96 hours) to view the ECG at a particular time. To obtain printouts, use cursor keys to position the beginning of the waveforms you wish to print at the left side of the screen. Click Print, click Print Waveforms, Custom Print, or Print All Leads.

To enter patient ID.

To Review and Print OxyCRG.

Open the On-Screen monitor. Click Setup , click Patient ID. Make sure the arrow is in the blue field. Using the keyboard, type: patient ID#, press enter; last name, press enter; first name, press enter; middle initial. Verify information is correct, then click Confirm, click Close.

Open the on-screen monitor. Click Review , click OxyCRG. Click on the Time Line to locate data for review. Use the scroll bars as necessary. Click Print. Click Close.

Select ECG1, ECG2 and ECG3 Lead.

To Review A Discharged Patient’s Full Disclosure information:

To open an On-Screen Monitor.

Ensure you have the best ECG waveform displayed in the ECG1, ECG2 and ECG3 locations in the waveform window and/or the on-screen monitor. This will help to eliminate nuisance alarms as HR and arrhythmia detection are performed on the waveforms in the ECG1 , ECG2 and ECG3 locations. With 3-lead systems, ECG1 only is used for detection and analysis of HR arrhythmias if applicable.

To change alarm limits. Open the on-screen monitor, click Setup , click Alarms. Place cursor on desired alarm limit box, hold down the left trackball key and drag the box to the desired limit. OR: Place cursor on line to right or left of limit box and click to increase or decrease limit by single digits. When completed, click Close.

To suspend alarm tones for 90 seconds. Click on a SUSPEND button, or click in the Tan Numerics Area of the waveform window.

To take an NIBP from Acuity. Open the on-screen monitor. Click NIBP, click START.

To print current waveforms.

Click on Patient List icon (located on the bottom left corner of the Acuity screen), select Unit, select Patient name, click on desired full disclosure icon: Graphical Trends, Waveforms, or OxyCRG.

FOR USE WITH ARRHYTHMIA DETECTION: to Review a Patient’s Dysrhythmias. Click on the half screen or full screen view image button located in the top left corner of the Acuity screen to access the Arrhythmia Event Review Window. From a current patient’s On-Screen Monitor, click Review , Arrhythmia Events. In the Event Counts window click the box to enter a checkmark to include the event in the Event List for the selected Time Span. It will list the chosen arrhythmia(s) type, priority, time it occurred as well as the duration of the arrhythmia. Click on any event in the list to display the associated waveforms. Scroll forward or backward to view the arrhythmia event. Click Print then select either Waveforms or Event List.

To change Arrhythmia Alarm Limits if Applicable. Open the on-screen monitor. Click Setup , click Arrhythmia Alarms. Click the up or down arrow to set desired limit. Choose priority level, check high, medium, low or off. Click Close. The alarm levels for all life threatening arrhythmias (Vfib, Asystole) are always set High and cannot be turned off.

Click on a SNAPSHOT button, or click in the White Waveform Area of the waveform window.

To Review and Print Trend Data Open the on-screen monitor, click Review , click Graphical Trends. Select Time Span of vital signs to be reviewed (8h, 1h, 15 min, etc.) Point and click to review individual vital signs or click and drag the trackball slowly to review multiple vital sign numerics. To obtain printouts click Print, then select Print Graph OR Print Table.

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