ALARM G RADES
VF6 Infinity Vista 5-3
Serious Alarms
A serious alarm has the second highest priority. It alerts you to significant changes in
the patient’s condition other than life-threatening events as defined in the preceding
section. For example, if a monitored parameter falls below the selected alarm limits,
the monitor triggers a serious alarm. An unrecognized physiological condition, as
when a detected parameter is outside the monitor’s measuring range, triggers a serious
alarm also.
A serious alarm has the following characteristics:
z The parameter box blinks and appears yellow.
z The monitor produces two short tones continuously.
z The monitor displays the alarm cause in both the parameter box and the
message area.
z The monitor stops the alarm automatically when the condition ceases to exist.
z The monitor stops the alarm when a new alarm of equal or higher grade is
triggered.
Advisory Alarms
An advisory alarms has the lowest priority. It can result from one of three conditions:
z When the monitor cannot produce a parameter value due to a technical
problem (e.g. a lead-off condition).
z A patient cable or accessory failure (e.g. a blocked line in the pressure cuff).
z The presence of persistent artifact.
An advisory alarm has the following characteristics:
z The parameter box blinks and appears white.
z The monitor produces a single tone followed by a 1½ second pause,
continuously.
z The monitor displays the alarm cause in both the parameter box and the
message area.
z The monitor stops the alarm automatically when the condition ceases to exist.
z The monitor stops the alarm when a new alarm of equal or higher grade is
triggered.
NOTE: Apnea events trigger a serious alarm in all monitoring modes.
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