BD Alaris - Page 347

Troubleshooting and Maintenance
BD Alaris
TM
System with Guardrails
TM
Suite MX User Manual 333
CHECK SENSOR -
EXCESS AMBIENT
LIGHT
SpO
2
Medium SpO
2
sensor is detecting
excessive light.
Check the sensor.
Remove or reduce the
lighting. Cover or
reposition the sensor.
CHECK SENSOR -
HIGH PULSE
AMPLI
TUDE
SpO
2
Medium An artifact is interfering with the
pulse reading.
Check the sensor.
Relocate the sensor to a
site with less artifact
interference.
CHECK SENSOR -
MOTION
IN
TERFERENCE
SpO
2
Medium The patient’s motion has
inhibited monitoring.
Check the sensor. Move
the sensor to a site with
less motion.
CHECK SENSOR -
WEAK PULSE
SpO
2
Medium The SpO
2
sensor is receiving a
weak pulse signal due to low
perfusion.
Check the sensor.
Confirm the correct
sensor placement. Move
the sensor to a better
perfused site.
CHECK SENSOR -
WEAK SIGNAL
SpO
2
Medium The SpO
2
sensor is receiving a
low quality signal.
Check the sensor.
Confirm the correct
sensor placement. Move
the sensor to a better
perfused site.
CHECK SYRINGE Syringe
PCA
High The lever, plunger, and/or barrel
clamp
is not engaged properly.
Inspect the syringe/PCA
module and adjust the
appropriate sensor as
needed.
Reselect the syringe,
restore or r
eprogram and
start or restart the
infusion.
CHECKING LINE Pump Informational A patient-side occlusion has
occurred; the Auto-
Restart
feature monitors downstream
pressure to determine if infusion
can continue.
No user response
expected.
CLEARING
DISPOSABLE
EtCO
2
Informational The monitoring device is
attempting to clear disposable of
occlusion.
Wait for purging to
complete.
CLOSE AND LOCK
DOOR
PCA High The PCA door is unlocked/open
during an
active infusion. The
infusion is stopped.
Lock the door and press
the
RESTART key.
CLOSE DOOR, then
RESTAR
T
CHANNEL
Pump High The door was opened and closed
during an infusion. The infusion
stops on affected channel.
Close the door. Press
RESTART , or press the
CHANNEL SELECT key
and then press the
START soft key.
COMMUNICATION
ERROR
All
modules High The module has lost
communication with the PCU.
Replace module
DEFECTIVE
BATT
ERY
PCU High A battery failure is detected
during normal operations. The
active modules will continue as
programmed.
Replace the device
immediately. The settings
are unrestorable; record
the settings before
powering down device.
Alarm Message Device Priority Meaning Response