SpO2 Monitoring
(carbon hemoglobin, methemoglobin, methylene blue and indigo carmine)
absorbing the light of the same wavelength, they may result in false or low SpO2 value.
• It is recommended to use SpO2 sensors described in chapter Accessories and
Ordering Information.
12.5 SpO2 Menu
SPO2 SETUP Menu
Turn the knob to move the cursor onto the SPO2 hot key in the Parameter area, push the
knob to access the SPO2 SETUP menu.
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Dpen or close the SpDZ iilarn.
EXIT
Figure 12-5 SPO2 SETUP menu
A Warning A
Setting the SpO2 upper alarm limit to 100% is equivalent to switching off the alarm on
upper limit. High oxygen levels may predispose a premature infant to retrolental
fibroplasia. Therefore, the upper alarm limit for oxygen saturation must be carefully
selected in accordance with commonly accepted clinical practices.
SpO2 alarm setting
ALM: pick "ON", the system will give alarm prompt and store alarm information when SpO2
alarm occurs; pick "OFF", the system will not give alarm and instead display a ife beside
"SpO2".
ALM REC: pick "ON", the system will command the recorder to output alarm information
when SpO2 alarm occurs.
ALM LEV: used to set up alarm level, selectable from HIGH, MED and LOW. HIGH
represents the most serious case.
SPO2 ALM HI and SPO2 ALM LO: SpO2 alarm is activated when the result exceeds set
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