ALARM L ATCHING
VF8 DELTA/DELTA XL/KAPPA 5-5
Alarm Latching
Some alarms are latched: they continue to annunciate visually and audibly until you
acknowledge them manually, even if the condition that caused the alarm no longer
exists. Other alarms may be latched only partially, as indicated in the following table.
To acknowledge (or silence) a latched alarm, press the Alarm Silence or the
All Alarms Off fixed key
Alarm Management
Suspending Alarms
You can suspend alarms using the fixed keys on the front of the monitor.
All Alarms OFF – Press to suspend visual and audible alarms for a user-
determined period of time. A banner appears at the top of the screen with the
message
All Alarms Off. Alarms remain suspended until you press the All
Alarms Off
fixed key again or the time-out period expires.
Alarm Silence: Press once to silence an alarm for 60 seconds. Visual alarm
indications remain on the screen. The alarm tone resumes if a new alarm
occurs during an alarm silence period, or if a high- or medium-priority alarm
condition persists past the one-minute silence period.
NOTE: High-priority and medium-priority alarms do not latch in OR mode; see page
2-12 for more information.
Alarm Latching Behavior
High-priority alarms are latched (visual and auditory alarm signals continue).
Medium-priority alarms only latch the alarm message; it continues to display when the alarm
condition ceases, while the parameter box stops flashing and the alarm tone ceases.
Low-priority alarms cease as soon as the cause of the alarm disappears or you acknowledge the
alarm.
WARNING: Never leave a patient unattended when alarms
have been permanently turned off. Always enable alarms
again as soon as possible.
NOTE: Monitor may be configured to support a feature that allows the All Alarms Off
fixed key to be used to extend the
All Alarms Off time (via incremental presses of the All
Alarms Off
fixed key).
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