Dräger Narkomed 2B - Alarm System

Section 2
General Description
Right-Hand
Screen and
Controls
This screen displays numerical data. To the right of the screen are the
monitor control keys, which you can use to perform setup functions, such
as adjusting alarm limits and enabling or disabling alarms.
D
ATA
D
ISPLAY
MONITOR
CONTROLS
CONFIG
KEY
CONFIG LO
HI
HI 21%
O
2
CAL
OXYGEN ALARMS
PRESSURE ALARMS
MINUTE VOLUME ALARMS
VOLUME
ALARMS
DISABLE
APNEA
ALARM
DISABLE
LO
TIME
% OXYGEN
MEAN
BPM
PEEP PEAK
TID VOL
MIN VOL
5.6100.58
44112
40
100
11:58
OP20055
30
50
12
3.0
Alarm System
Active alarm messages are presented on the central alarm display,
which is located on the upper half of the left-hand display screen.
Messages are displayed in three separate windows—WARNING,
CAUTION,orADVISORY—depending on the urgency of the alarm. In
addition, each type of alarm has its own specific audible alarm signal.
The following table describes each type of alarm. The alarms are listed
in the table in the same order that they are shown on the screen.
Type of Alarm Warning Caution Advisory
Priority
Highest
Second Lowest
Audible Signal
Continuously
repeating tone
pattern
Intermittently
repeating tone
pattern
A single tone or
no sound at all,
depending on
the urgency
Response
Required
Immediate Prompt Awareness
NOTE: The Narkomed 2B may also serve as an alarm interface
for external devices that adhere to the NAD Vitalink
protocol. For information about alarms associated with a
Vitalink device, see the documentation for that device.
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