Instructions for use – Infinity
®
M300 and M300+ series – VG3.0 117
Alarms
Alarm priorities
Every alarm condition is assigned to one of three priorities: high, medium, or low. Visual and audio alarm
signals indicate the level of the alarm priority. For more information on how alarm priorities affect alarm
reporting, see "Alarm signals" on page 122.
High-priority alarm conditions
All high-priority alarms are physiological alarm conditions that can be life-threatening and require
immediate intervention.
An example of a high-priority alarm condition is asystole.
Medium-priority alarm conditions
Most medium-priority alarms report alarm conditions that require prompt attention but may not be life-
threatening.
An example of a medium-priority alarm condition is an alarm limit violation.
Low-priority alarm conditions
All low-priority alarms alert you to technical issues that may compromise the ability of the system to
monitor the patient.
An example of a low priority alarm condition is an artifact on the ECG waveform.
Alarm processing
ICS general alarm processing
Each M300 assigned to an ICS sends its visual and audio alarm signals to the ICS for display and
broadcast.
If there are multiple active alarms, the ICS reports:
– in the viewport for each bedside monitor and M300, the highest priority alarm of all the active alarms
for that device.
– in the BedView page for each bedside monitor and M300, all active alarms for that device.
– in the ICS Main screen, surveillance alarms display and sound.
– The ICS will always sound the tone of the highest grade active alarm.
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