GE CARESCAPE ONE - Alarms; Alarm safety precautions

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Alarms
Alarmsafetyprecautions
Alarmwarnings
WARNING
Whenthealarmsareofforwhilealarmaudioispausedeither
temporarilyorindenitely,observethepatientfrequently.
WARNING
MISSEDALARMS.Alwaysmakesurethattheaudioalarm
volumelevelisadequateinyourcareenvironmenttoavoid
missingalarmsornotrecognizingthemduetotoolowa
volume.Audiolevelsthatarelessthanambientlevelsmay
leadtounrecognizedormissedalarms.
WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthealarmlightbrightnessisadequate
inyourcareenvironment.
WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatnecessaryalarmlimitsareactiveand
setaccordingtothepatient'sclinicalconditionwhenyoustart
monitoringapatient.
WARNING
Verifyalarmprocessingisactiveandcheckthepatientto
ensurenoarrhythmiasoccurredduringapowerinterruption.
WARNING
Alwayscheckthealarmstatusafteraprolongedpower
interruption.
WARNING
Alarmsdonotsoundandalarmhistoriesarenotstoredwhen
thealarmsareturnedoff.
WARNING
Therearenoalarmindicationsuntilparameter-specicalarm
prerequisiteshavebeenmet.
WARNING
Alarmmessagesmaynotbevisibleonthealarmdisplayarea
whenthreehigherpriorityalarmsareactive.
WARNING
Latchedalarmsarenotretainedthroughamonitorresetifthe
alarmconditionhasbeenremoved.
WARNING
Equipmentmalfunctionsandalarmvolumesettingsmay
resultinmissedalarms.Alwayskeepthepatientunderclose
surveillance.
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CARESCAPE ONE User Manual DRAFT 26 October 2017