Telemetry Monitoring
Telemetry monitoring is often a necessary step in patient diagnosis and recovery. Through telemetry, doctors can pinpoint the moment heart rhythm changes occur, such as when and how the heart reacts to the initiation of or change in medication, ambulation, surgery or any number of activities or interventions.
Telemetry is typically used on cardiac patients. But it can also be used for a variety of other reasons. For example, telemetry can help monitor patients who may potentially develop complications, whether from illness, injury or post-operative procedures. If patients have symptoms that occur during activity, telemetry is a safe, noninvasive way to monitor them.
BMH’s telemetry system can monitor 36 people at a time. The system is based on a series of receivers and transmitters located on the second floor at the PCU nurses' station. Antennas located throughout the hospital allow for the information from the transmitter packet the patient wears either in a pocket or in a plastic packet holder around the neck to be sent back to the receivers at the central monitoring station. It accurately monitors the heart’s rhythm and transmits it back to the central station where the staff reads the results.
The central telemetry unit is staffed with highly-trained, experienced registered nurses, L.P.N.’s and monitoring techs who provide coverage 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
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