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HemoSphere Advanced Monitor D Monitor Settings and Defaults
D.5 Alarm Priorities
NOTE The alarm signal generation delay is parameter dependent. For oximetry associated
parameters, the delay is less than 2 seconds. For HemoSphere Swan-Ganz module
continuous CO and associated parameters, the delay is less than 360 seconds, although
typical delay due to parameter calculation is 57 seconds. For HemoSphere pressure
cable continuous CO and associated FloTrac system parameters, the delay is 2 seconds
for 5 second parameter averaging, and 20 seconds for 20 second and 5 minute
parameter averaging (see table 6-1 on page 95). For HemoSphere pressure cable with
TruWave DPT measured parameters, the delay is 2 seconds.
The parameter value will flash at a higher frequency for a high priority physiological
alarm as compared to a medium physiological alarm. If medium and high priority
alarms are sounding at the same time, the physiological high priority alarm tone will be
heard. If a low priority alarm is active and a medium or higher priority alarms is
generated, the low priority alarm message and visual indicator will be replaced by the
higher priority alarm message(s) and associated visual indicator.
Most technical faults are medium priority. Alerts and other system messages are low
priority.
Table D-5 Parameter alarm red zone priorities
Physiologic parameter
Lower alarm
(red zone)
priority
Upper alarm
(red zone)
priority
CO/CI/sCO/sCI High Medium
SV/SVI High Medium
SVR/SVRI Medium Medium
SVV Medium Medium
ScvO
2
/SvO
2
High Medium
EDV/EDVI/sEDV/sEDVI Medium Medium
RVEF/sRVEF
Medium Medium
SYS
High High
DIA
High High
MAP
High High
MPAP
Medium Medium
CVP
Medium Medium
PPV
Medium Medium
Status = Released Printed Date: 2018-01-16 Released Date: 2017-09-14