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Contents
1 - General information ......................................1
Indications for use ................................................1
General description................................................1
Conventions .....................................................2
General warnings and cautions.......................................3
Acuity System compliance with safety standards ........................7
Related documents ................................................8
2 - Acuity System overview ...................................9
System configurations .............................................9
Central station screen.............................................16
3 - Admit and begin monitoring ..............................25
Preadmit a patient to Acuity System monitoring ........................25
Readmit a discharged patient .......................................27
Begin patient monitor communication with the system...................28
Enter and confirm a patient’s ID or room at the central station .............40
4 - Adjust monitoring settings and patient information ...........43
Set up typical monitoring at the Virtual Monitor .........................43
Adjust a patient’s alarm limits.......................................46
Adjust general printing settings .....................................48
Adjust a patient’s waveform displays .................................51
Arrhythmia Analysis option .........................................52
ST Analysis option ...............................................69
Edit patient information ...........................................79
5 - Respond to alarms and alerts .............................83
Overview of central station alarm and alert indications ...................83
Suspend an audible alarm or alert tone for 90 seconds ...................84
Remove a latched arrhythmia alarm ..................................87
Respond to specific alarms and alerts ................................88
Summary of Acuity System alarm and alert levels .......................95
6 - Review or print patient data ...............................97
Review patient data ..............................................97
Print and review printouts.........................................115
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