Entering And Loading Patient Data; During Monitoring; Automatic Discharge Of The Patient; Ending Monitoring - GE Healthcare B30 User's Reference Manual

B30 Patient Monitor

Entering and loading patient data

Press the
−
To continue with a patient already admitted on the same monitor, select
Previous
−
To admit a new patient, select
The patient admission also happens automatically when the monitor receives vital signs.
Always observe the monitor and the patient carefully during start-up periods and when
inserting modules.

During monitoring

•
If you need to avoid audible alarms, press the
•
Empty the water trap container of the N-FCREC or N-FC module whenever it is more than
half full.

Automatic discharge of the patient

The monitor will discharge a patient automatically after 24 hours when vital signs for some
parameters (ECG, Art, NIBP, SpO
available. When this happens, all trend data will be cleared and alarm limits will be set to
default values.

Ending monitoring

1. Print necessary data.
−
2. Wait until the printing is finished. Then clear patient data and return settings, including
alarm limits, to their defaults by discharging the patient:
−
−
3. Turn off the monitor from the ON/standby key if the monitor will not be used.
4. Clean the monitor according to the instructions, see section
Using modes
The B30 monitor has six user modes. These user modes are predefined combinations of
settings. They determine, for example, what is displayed on the screen and in trends and what
the alarm limits are. In other words, by choosing a specific mode you get suitable settings on
the screen without having to choose all features one by one.
Modes can be hospital specific. The monitor starts in start-up modes, which is one of the user
modes chosen during configuration. The default modes are
NEURO
the monitor for more information.
For more information about the installation settings and using modes,
setup."
Setup monitor before use
For more information about the how to setup monitor, see section
3-6
Admit/Discharge
key and do one of the following:
.
2
Print/Record
Press the
Admit/Discharge
Press the
Select Discharge and
and PEDIATRIC. Please refer to the "Default Configuration Worksheet" delivered with
Admit Patient
.
Silence Alarms
, Resp and CO (with N-FCREC and N-FC only)) are not
2
key.
key.
Yes
.
Contin.
key.
"Cleaning and care."
STEP-DOWN, ED, PACU, CCU,
see section "Monitor
"Monitor setup."