SpO
2
Monitoring
12-17
îš„ A blood pressure cuff is inflated on the same extremity as the one with a SpO
2
sensor attached;
îš„ The patient has hypotension, severe vasoconstriction, severe anemia, or
hypothermia;
îš„ There is arterial occlusion proximal to the sensor;
îš„ The patient is in cardiac arrest or is in shock.
12.3.5 SpO
2
Setup Menu
Selecting the SPO
2
label in the parameter window opens the following menu.
Figure 12-7 MASIMO SpO
2
Setup Menu
You can perform the following settings in this menu.
îš„ ALM
SpO
2
alarm on/off status
ON: When a SpO
2
alarm occurs, the monitor gives alarm
indications and stores the alarm;
OFF: When a SpO
2
alarm occurs, the monitor neither gives
alarm indications nor stores the alarm;
When OFF is selected, the
icon is displayed on the right
of the SPO
2
label.
îš„ ALM LEV
Alarm level
Options: HIGH, MED and LOW.