Monitoring Blood Pressure; Blood Pressure Controls - Philips SureSigns VS1 Manuel D'utilisation

This chapter describes how to use the VS1 monitor to check a patient's blood pressure. You can take a
single, non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) reading or monitor blood pressure continuously.

Blood Pressure Controls

Cuff Mode Indicator (LED)
BP Unit of
Measure
• Cuff Mode Indicator: A yellow LED indicates the mode of operation for the NIBP parameter:
Adult/Pediatric or Neonatal.
• BP Measurement LEDs: Large, yellow LEDs show the Systolic, Diastolic, and Mean Arterial blood
pressures. The cuff pressure is shown in the Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) window during the
measurement cycle and final MAP values appear after deflation.
• BP Unit of Measure Indicator: Yellow LED identifies the selected unit of measure: mmHg or kPa.
• BP Measurement in Progress Indicator: When lit, this green LED indicates that a blood pressure
measurement cycle is in progress. There may be a slight delay (up to 30 seconds) between the
indicator lighting and the beginning of cuff inflation.
• Cuff Start/Stop Button: When pressed, this button initiates a cuff inflation or stops a blood pressure
measurement cycle already in progress and deflates the cuff.

Monitoring Blood Pressure

SpO
Sys
2
%
Dia
ºC ºF
M
Sys/Dia MAP
VS1
BP Measurement LEDs
for Systolic (Sys),
Diastolic (Dia)
and Mean (MAP)
BP Measurement in
Progress Indicator (LED)
kpa mmhg
MAP
Cuff Start/Stop
Button
bpm
SpO 2
OK
Monitoring Blood Pressure
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