Basic Monitor Controls

Understand the basics of controlling a TruMonitor session.

Written By trucorp

Last updated Over 1 year ago

Activating Monitor Waveforms / Connecting Leads

  • Use the visibility buttons to activate different monitor waveforms.

  • Changes in visibility are applied instantly on the student monitor.

Did you know?
Underlying patient vital signs can be changed even if leads are not connected, useful for preparing changes in advance, or using ‘non invasive blood pressure’

Adjust Heart Rate and Other Patient Vitals

  • Use the sliders to adjust the heart rate and other patient vitals.


    These changes are ‘prepared’ not sent to the student until the update button is pressed.

  • Press UPDATE to confirm the changes

Change vitals over a time period

The trend time function allows changes to be made over a specified period, for example, ‘increase HR to 100 over 30 seconds’

  • Press the timer button to select the change duration you want.

  • Prepare any changes to the vital sign.

  • Press UPDATE to start the change

Change a Waveform Pattern

  • Tap on a waveform to select a new pattern.

    These change is ‘prepared’ not sent to the student until the update button is pressed.

  • Press UPDATE to activate the change

Making multiple updates at once

  • Prepare any waveform and value changes you want to make - as many as you want.

  • Press Update when you are ready to send the values to the monitor.

Resetting all Parameters

Pressing Reset restores the following to their default state:

  • Patient vitals

  • Patient waveforms

  • Custom values

  • CPR Activation

  • PEA