SimSlim® SL-8 Quick Reference Guide

Turning the SimSlim on

You never have to. The SimSlim runs all day every day for 5 to 10 years (depending on usage) on its internal battery.

SimSlim Front Panel and Modes

The front face of the SimSlim has 5 blue boxes, each with its own mode LED. To show the current mode, without changing modes, click the MODE button one time. To move between modes, double click the MODE button rapidly.

Visible modes and indicators include: ECG NSR-60, CO OFF, SF IBP ADULT=120/80, ECG NEO-140, CO 3 l/min, IBP NEO-60/30, HR STEPS, CO 5 l/min, IBP STEPS, ARR MODE, CO =7 l/min, ARR MODE 2, IBP 100mmHg, Co 5 l/min @ 2°Ti Mode, IBP =200mmHg.

Selecting Waveforms

To select subsequent waveforms in the STEPS, ARR1, or ARR2 modes, click the mode button once to sequence from one step/waveform to the next, as listed on the bottom of the SimSlim shown below.

Mode Button Operation: ON. Available modes include HR STEPS (RR) and BP STEPS.

Selectable Waveforms Chart:

Additional labels visible: P4 (CVP), P3 (LV), P2 (PA), P1 (ART), 18% C.O. CC TABLE TEMP, CO 6 Umin @2°TI CC-.542.

Zeroing Blood Pressure

In both ECG modes, ARR1 or ARR2, click the MODE button once to zero all blood pressures. There is a 15 second window to zero the monitor before the waveform automatically returns. Tap the mode button again and the waveform will return without waiting.

Cardiac Output Simulation

For Cardiac Output Simulation: Connect only the Blood Temp (BT) catheter connector to the SimSlim, while leaving the Injectate Temp (Ti) connector attached to a Temp probe. Read the room Temp (Ti) off the monitor, locate the matching Ti from the table located on the bottom of the SimSlim and enter the appropriate computational constant (CC) into the monitor. Wait for the monitor to display it is ready to start the injection. Hold the mode button for 2 seconds in the desired 3, 5, or 7 l/min mode to start a simulated CO injection. See chart on reverse side of this card for expanded computational constants.

Cardiac Output Simulation Mode 5: 5 l/min @ 2° C Ti. This simulation is designed to function using a CC value of .542 only. Ti value must be set to 2° C.

Simulator Connections

There are banana plug grooves designed into the body of the simulator, located under each snap, for testing EKG carts. Slide the banana plug into the appropriately sized groove on either side of the snap to make contact with the underside of the snap.