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Display message Alarm reason
“Upstream occlusion -
above pump" The upstream pressure between the bag and the
pump is high.
Check if roller clamp is closed, or infusion line is
kinked.
“Air bubble alarm"/
"Accumulated air exceeds limit“ Air detector limits are set in the service program. The
air bubble size can be set between 0.02 - 0.3ml in
increments of 0.01. The accumulated air value may
be set between 0.5 - 3.8ml/hr in increments of 0.1ml.
The display will indicate air bubble or accumulated
air as the cause of the alarm. When an air alarm is
cleared (disconnec
t line from patient and follow
display prompts to prime the air bubble out or follow
hospital protocol) the system resets to zero.
“Pump set back to default
settings” Pump settings could not be restored.
Enter infusion parameters again.
"Infusion values were cleared” Infusion data could not be restored.
Enter infusion parameters again.
“Data lock" An attempt was made to access the pump without
entering the code.
Enter the correct code.
Danger of FreeFlow -
Clamp IV line Anti-free flow clip not properly inserted. Close roller
clamp, open door and re-insert IV line.
The red LED extinguishes with the acknowledgement of the operating alarm.
3.3 Reminder Alarms
Reminder alarms occur in 2 different scenarios.
1. A line is inserted, the pump is not infusing, programming is incomplete, and there
has been no interaction with the pump for two minutes.
An acoustic tone sounds, the yellow LED is constantly on and a staff call is
activated (optional).
a) The display states “Reminder alarm” and reason for alarm.
b) The display states “Programming not done”
Confirm alarm with K and continue to program.
ALARMS
Chapter 3