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Transferring Patients
To save you from having to enter the same patient data multiple times and enable patient transfer
without loss of data, information can be shared between measurement servers, patient monitors, and
Information Centers.
– patient demographic information is shared between connected measurement servers, patient
monitors, and Information Centers
– measurement settings and calibration data can be uploaded from an MMS to a patient monitor, if
configured
– trend information can be uploaded from an MMS to a patient monitor, if configured.
Different sets of patient- and measurement-related data are stored in the monitor and the Multi-
Measurement Server. Understanding this will help you to understand what happens to patient data
when you transfer patients.
WARNING If the monitor is not battery-powered, you cannot monitor during transport.
Transferring a Centrally-Monitored Patient
Scenario: A centrally-monitored patient is moved to another monitoring location on the same
Information Center database server without interrupting the collection of patient trend information.
1 Before you disconnect the MMS from the monitor, select the patient name in the monitor info line
to enter the Patient Demographics window, then select the Transfer pop-up key. If
the patient is not admitted or not monitored by an Information Center, the Transfer key is
inactive (“grayed-out”).
This step preserves the patient’s demographic data during the transfer.
2 Remove the MMS and any connected extensions from the monitor.
3 Connect the MMS to the transfer monitor and monitor your patient during the move.
Patient Information Stored in Monitor Stored in MMS and extensions
Patient demographics (name,
DOB, MRN)
yes yes
Monitor settings (alarm pause
time, alarm volume)
yes no
Measurement settings for all
measurements (alarm limits,
measurement on/off, etc.)
yes yes, for all MMS and extensions
measurements
Trend data
yes, for all MMS and extensions
measurements (up to a maximum
of 16 or 32, depending on your
database configuration)
most recent 8 hours of
information, for all MMS and
extensions measurements
Calculation data (HemoCalc
data)
yes no
Events data
yes no