EDAN M8 Series User Manual

Patient Monitor User Manual Alarm Information
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Prompt
Applicable
Patient Type
Occurring Condition
Alarm Level
IRR
Without
pacemaker
Consistently irregular heart rhythm
User-selectable
PNC
With
pacemaker
PACER NOT CAPTURE: no QRS
complex detected in 300 ms after a pace
pulse.
User-selectable
PNP
With
pacemaker
PACER NOT PACED: no pace pulse
detected in 1.75 times RR interval after a
QRS complex.
User-selectable
VBRADY
Without
pacemaker
VENTRICULAR BRADYCARDIA: Each
RR interval for 5 consecutive ventricular
beats > 1000 ms.
User-selectable
VENT
Without
pacemaker
VENTRICULAR RHYTHM: Each RR
interval for 5 consecutive ventricular beats
ranges from 600 ms to 1000 ms.
User-selectable
7.2 Technical Alarm Information
NOTE:
The ECG alarm information listed in the below table describes the lead names in America.
For the corresponding lead names in Europe, please refer to the section Installing
Electrodes.
Technical alarms:
Message
Cause
Alarm level
What to do
RESP COMM
STOP
RESP module failure or
communication failure
High
Stop using measuring
function of RESP module,
notify biomedical engineer or
the manufacturer’s service
staff.
RR Exceed
RR measuring value is
out of the measure
range.
Medium
Check whether interference
to the respiratory signal
exists. And check whether
the patient is breathing
normally; breathing too
rapidly or too slowly may
endanger patient’s life.
RESP Cardiac
Artifact
No RESP waveform
can be detected due to
apnea or shallow
breathing of the
patient.
High
Check whether the patient is
breathing normally. Take
measures to help the patient
breathe normally when
necessary. If the patient is
breathing normally, try to

EDAN M8 Series Specifications

General

Brand	EDAN
Model	M8 Series
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English