GE CARESCAPE - Setting alarm limits automatically

Alarms
ECG
Invasivepressures
Otherparameters
HR/PRhigh/low(TRAM,
telemetry)orTachy/Brady
PRhigh/low(PSM,PDM)
Selectingthelowprioritywill
displaythegeneralwarning
sign.
Arthigh/lowSpO2high
STSegmenthigh/lowABPhigh/lowSpO2low
Selectingthelowprioritywill
displaythegeneralwarning
sign.
FrequentPVCs
Femhigh/lowSpO2probeoff
FrequentSVCs
CVPhigh/lowNIBPhigh/low
ECGleadsoffFemVhigh/lowCO2high/low
NoisyECG
PAhigh/lowFiAAhigh/low
ArrhythmiapausedRAPhigh/low
Apnea(CO2)
ChangetelemetrybatteryRVPhigh/lowApnea(Impedance)
Alsotheinformationallevelis
availableforthisalarm.
LAPhigh/lowRR(CO2)high/low
VTachICPhigh/lowRR(Impedance)high/low
CPPhigh/lowTcCO2high/low
TcO2high/low
CCOhigh/low
Althoughthelowand
mediumprioritysettingsare
allowedforVTach,thealarm
willalwaysbehighpriorityif
theVTachdurationismore
than30seconds,theHRis
higherthanthesetHRhigh
limit,andtheHRexceeds
150beats/min.IntheNICU
softwarepackagethehigh
priorityisenforcedat180
beats/min.
P1high/lowtoP8high/low
CCIhigh/low
AccordingtowhathasbeenallowedintheCareUnitSettings,theselectablepriorities
are:
●Escalating,High,Medium,Low,or
●Escalating,High,Medium,or
●Escalating,High.
●ForApnea(Impedance)alsoEscalating,High,Medium,Low,Informationalmay
beallowed.
Settingalarmlimitsautomatically
Whenselected,theAutoLimitsfeatureautomaticallysetsnewhighlimitandlowlimit
values,baseduponthecurrentphysiologicalvalue.TheAutoLimitsshouldonlybe
usedforpatientswhosecurrentlymeasuredvaluesareconsideredsafe.
1.SelectAlarmSetupfromthemonitor’smainmenu.
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