Dräger Infinity Gamma Series

Page 5-18 Infinity Gamma Series VF4
Message: ECG Artifact
HR parameter value: ***
ST<lead1>/ST<lead2>
parameter value: <blank>
Patient’s movement.
Shivering, tremors.
Excessive signal
noise.
Bad contact of
electrodes.
Interference from aux-
iliary equipment.
• Calm the patient.
• Check the electrodes.
• Apply the electrodes care-
fully.
• Secure the electrodes.
• Observe good skin prepara-
tion techniques.
• Isolate the patient from aux-
iliary equipment, if possible.
• If the artifact message is
frequent, contact your
Biomed to check the setting
of the notch 50/60 Hz filter.
Message: HR Too High
Parameter value: +++
The patient’s heart
rate falls outside the
upper range (300
beats per minute).
• Observe the patient care-
fully.
• Apply treatment if clinically
indicated.
Message: HR>UL
<value>
Message: HR <LL
<value>
Parameter value: <value>
The patient’s heart
rate falls outside the
current upper or lower
alarm limits.
The current alarm lim-
its are inappropriate
for this patient
• Observe the patient care-
fully.
• Apply treatment if clinically
indicated.
• Change the alarm limits as
described in the “HR
Alarms” section.
Message: MultiMed Dis-
connected
PVC parameter value:
<blank>
HR parameter value: ***
ST<lead1>/ST<lead2>
parameter value: <blank>
The M
ULTIMED/
NEOMED pod is dis-
connected from the
monitor.
• Verify the pod connections.
Message: Pacer Detection
Off
Pacer detection is not
selected.
• If you are monitoring a
paced patient, select the
pacer detection function.
Heart Rate (HR), Arrhythmia (ARR) and ST Segment Analysis (ST)