GE CARESCAPE - Checking alarm function; Alarm indications; Alarm icons on the screen

Alarms
Feature
MessageonthebedsidemonitorMessagesenttotheCARESCAPE
Networkanddisplayedonthecentral
station/remotemonitor
Service
Modulevoltagelow
MODULEVLOW
Service
Servicegasmodule-andspecicerror
code
SERVICESGAS
Checkingalarmfunction
1.Setaparameteralarmlimitoutsideofthecurrentmeasuredpatientvalues.
Forexample,connecttheSpO
2
sensorandadjusttheSpO
2
highlimitunderthe
measuredSpO
2
values.
2.Conrmthatthefollowingalarmnoticationeventsoccur:
●Theaudiblealarmsoundsthecorrecttone.
●Thealarmlightilluminates.
●TheSpO
2
numericvalueashesintheparameterwindowwiththecorrectcolor.
●Analarmprintout(ifenabled).
3.Audiopausethealarmsandconrmthatthealarmsarepausedandthattheleft
sideofthealarmindicatorlightisasolidbluecolor.
4.Returntheparameteralarmlimittotheoriginalvalue.
Alarmindications
Alarmiconsonthescreen
Pauseaudioalarms-Selectablefromthemonitor’smainmenu.Alsoan
indicatorofatemporarilypausedactiveaudioalarm.
Audioalarmspausedindicatorwithcountdowntimer-Indicatesallaudio
alarmsarepausedandtheamountoftimeremainingforthealarmpause
perioddisplaysasacountdowntimer.Displaysintheupperleftcornerofthe
screen.
Audioalarmsoffindicator-Displaysintheupperleftcornerofthealarmarea
whenphysiologicalaudiblealarmsareturnedoff.
Alarmoffindicator-Displaysintheupperrightcorneroftheparameterwindow
andintheAlarmsSetupmenuwhenphysiologicalalarmsforthisparameter
areturnedoff.
Thesymbolmaynotdisplayatthecentralstationoronaremotebedside
monitor.
Lowpriorityaudiooffalarmindicator.Displaysintheupperleftcornerofthe
alarmarea.
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