Hamilton G5 - Alarms; Masimo Spo 2 Alarm Delay; F.6 Alarms

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F Pulse oximetry
F.6 Alarms
The SpO
2
pulse oximeter has several related alarms. You enable
them in the
Configuration window (Section F.8.1.4) and set
limits in the
Alarms - > Limits 2 tab. You work with them in
the same manner as other ventilator alarms. For alarm settings,
see Table F-7. For troubleshooting, see Table F-12.
NOTE:
If you are running the SpHb sensor in Spot Check mode,
the SpHb low or SpHb high alarms are only active for 1
minute.
F.6.1 Masimo SpO
2
alarm delay
Because SpO
2
can be relatively variable and potentially gener-
ate a high number of alarms, Masimo offers the possibility of
setting an audible alarm delay. You can specify a short waiting
period (0 to 15 s) after an alarm condition occurs before the
system sounds an audible alarm, thereby potentially reducing
the number of audible SpO
2
alarms.
A visual alarm is still generated anytime the parameter is above
or below the limits set; the delay affects whether the system
sounds an audible alarm for the condition.
When enabled, the SpO
2
value must be above or below the
specified alarm limits for the selected amount of time before
the audible alarm sounds.
An SpO2 alarm delay is set in the
System -> SpO
2
window.
See Section F.8.1.4.