Data Critical Corporation 00DT-7000 User Manual
INTRODUCTION
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DT-7000 Operator’s Manual, Revision A
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Clinical Use and Responsibility
CAUTION: United States Federal law restricts this device to sale by, or on the order of, a
physician or properly licensed practitioner.
The PatientNet
System provides the technology to monitor cardiac rhythms, vital
signs, and equipment alarms for patients with various levels of acuity in multiple
patient care settings.
patient care settings.
The monitoring system does not replace physicians, caregivers or system operators.
We recognize that machines are not capable of replacing human judgment, and
emphasizes the importance of the human element in the determination of any patient
care interventions.
We recognize that machines are not capable of replacing human judgment, and
emphasizes the importance of the human element in the determination of any patient
care interventions.
Implementation of clearly documented and communicated patient care guidelines and
protocols accepted by the healthcare team is essential to the optimal use of the
protocols accepted by the healthcare team is essential to the optimal use of the
PatientNet
System.
The following list is intended to provide guidance in determining potential high risk
patients, but the actual definition for risk is a clinical judgment reserved for the care-
givers.
patients, but the actual definition for risk is a clinical judgment reserved for the care-
givers.
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clinically unstable patients
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patients who require frequent intervention
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patients with pacemakers
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patients with a history of rapid or frequent rate and/or rhythm changes
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patients who experience dramatic changes in their QRS complexes
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patients receiving medications that could result in rapid or frequent rate and/
or rhythm changes
or rhythm changes
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ventilator-dependent patients