Entering Patient Information Manually - GE MAC 1600 Operator's Manual

Entering Patient Information

Entering Patient Information Manually

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Patient information should be entered for each new patient from whom
readings are taken. Use the following procedure to enter the information
if you do not use a barcode reader or if you want to modify or add to the
patient data entered with a barcode reader.
CAUTION
ACCURATE PATIENT INFORMATION — Patient
information may be retained from a previous patient. Be
sure to check the patient information screen for each new
patient. Data assigned to the wrong patient causes
erroneous patient information that can affect diagnosis
and treatment of the patient(s).
Make sure that you enter patient information for the
correct patient.
1. Open the Enter Patient Data window.
For Resting ECG, the window is opened by pressing the F1 key.
For Arrhythmia or Stress, the window opens automatically when you
initially select the application. You do not need to press the F1 key.
For subsequent patients, you need manually open the window:
In Arrhythmia mode, press F1 > F2 (Start Recording > New
Patient) to reopen the Enter Patient Data window.
In Stress mode, press F1 (Patient Data) to reopen the Enter
Patient Data window.
2. Enter the necessary patient information. or press the F1 key to select
a patient from the Patient List.
NOTE
The Patient List is available only if the optional internal storage
is enabled.
If you select a patient from the patient list, only the first page of
patient information is reused: all subsequent pages must be
entered manually.
3. Use the F3 and F4 keys to move backward and forward through the
patient data windows.
The F4 key moves forward one screen.
The F3 key moves backward one screen.
NOTE
If the CTDG (Clinical Trial Data Guard) option is activated, you
enter clinical trial data on the last window.
4. When all the patient data has been entered, press the F6 key to save
the data.
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