A vital signs monitor is a medical equipment that allows to detect, process and continuously deploy physiological parameters of a patient, among them we can mention: frequency of breathing, blood pressure, body temperature and pulse. This equipment is equipped with a series of alarms that alert health personnel when there is an adverse situation or outside the desired limits.
This team performs a real-time record of a patient’s main vital parameters. Showing your information in the form of waves and numbers for further medical interpretation. Therefore, they are useful equipment in health centers where emergency services and hospitalization are provided.
In which patients is a vital signs monitor used?
Vitamin monitoring is generally used in patients undergoing anesthesia, medications, or any other treatment that determines the need for blood, variation in medication, or volume replacement, such as a plasma expander.
Although it is important to note that its use is not limited to a specific disease, since it is a medical team that evaluates in general certain vital parameters, it can be used in any patient who requires it, and depending on the medical criteria.
How does a vital sign monitor work?
A vital signs monitor is responsible for collecting, displaying and storing all vital signs of the patient. It works differently for each vital sign analyzed, for example, to determine heart rate (ECG), collects electrical activity of the heart by electrodes and amplifies it. To measure the respiratory rate (RESP) collects and amplifies the respiratory movements of the chest. To determine the amount of oxygen the patient (SpO2) does through his pulse.
The Vital Signs Monitor uses a thermometer to display patient temperature (TEMP) at all times. Non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) is obtained using an electronic sphygmomanometer, whose bracelet is located in the patient’s arm. All these parameters are analyzed separately in the vital signs monitor. In the event that some of these parameters are below or above normal for the patient’s age, or any other adverse activity occurs, an alarm is triggered to alert doctors and nurses. The alarms on your computer are visual and sound, but they can be easily muted if you are trying to solve the problem that has caused them.
How is a vital sign monitor used?
To employ a vital signs monitor you should be aware that this equipment operates with the use of patient-connected electrodes that detect cardiac activity and that these electrodes must be organized in a specific way in order to achieve the best signal reception and to have a better reading of the data. A vital sign monitor can be set up manually; setting values in parameters and placing alarms that give warnings when these parameters go beyond what is set as normal values. These devices record and store data in case of arrhythmia; store the graphics of electroencephalograms; for further analysis and interpretation.
The use and readings of a vital signs monitor are carried out by trained health professionals; who are able to interpret the signs that are read on the monitor screen and who are able to distinguish the alarms they report from any alteration in the parameters; this is essential because the patient’s health depends on interpretation and rapid analysis.
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- It can also be connected to a monitoring station and incorporates protocol to connect to HIS, CIS, LIS and PACS systems, and with port for 2G SD memory card.
- Basic parameters included: ECG, ST, Arrhythmia, Respiration, 2 Temperature, SpO2, Noninvasive Pressure, PPI.
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