Instructions for use Isolette 8000 plus SW 5.n 121
Troubleshooting
11.1.3 Kangaroo-specific alarms
Medium Check Peripheral Probe This message is displayed
in all modes if:
The peripheral skin probe is
electrically open or shorted
Replace the peripheral skin
temperature probe.
The measurements from
the 2 thermistors in the
peripheral skin temperature
probe deviate by more than
0.8 °C
Replace the peripheral skin
temperature probe.
The temperature measured
by the peripheral skin tem-
perature probe is ≤ 16.9 °C
Replace the peripheral skin
temperature probe.
Alarm
priority
Alarm Cause Remedy
Alarm
priority
Alarm Cause Remedy
Medium Central Skin Temp Low
(Alarm can be silenced for 15 minutes)
Occurs when kangaroo
mode is enabled and is gen-
erated when the measured
central skin temperature
drops below the lower limit
for central skin temperature
in kangaroo mode.
Check the settings.
Check patient's condition.
The skin probes are not
properly secured to skin.
Verify that the probes are
correctly attached to the
patient.
Medium Peripheral Skin Temp Low
(Alarm can be silenced for 15 minutes)
Occurs when the kangaroo
mode is enabled and the
measured peripheral skin
temperature drops below
the lower limit for peripheral
skin temperature in kanga-
roo mode.
Check the settings.
Check patient's condition.
The skin probes are not
properly secured to skin.
Verify that the probes are
correctly attached to the
patient.
Medium Skin Temp Diff High
(Alarm can be silenced for 15 minutes)
Occurs when kangaroo
mode is enabled and the
difference between the
measured central skin tem-
perature and the measured
peripheral skin temperature
exceeds the temperature
difference upper limit.
Check the settings.
Check patient's condition.
The skin probes are not
properly secured to skin.
Verify that the probes are
correctly attached to the
patient.