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6.1.2 Alarm Levels
The alarms are divided into three priority levels: high level alarms, medium level alarms and low
level alarms.
1. High level alarms
The patient ‘s life is in danger and requires emergency treatment, or
Serious technical problem occurs to the monitor, such as error in ECG module initialization.
2. Medium level alarms
Vital signs of the patient become abnormal, and patient requires immediate treatment, or
Certain technical problem occurs to the monitor, such as error in temperature calibration.
3. Low level alarms
Certain technical alarm occurs to the monitor, such as ECG lead off in measurement.
The levels of all technical alarms and some physiological alarms are not user-adjustable, because
they have been fixed when the monitor is produced. However, you can change the levels of some
physiological alarms in the corresponding parameter setup menus.
All physiological alarms, technical alarms and prompt information are given in chapter Alarm
Messages and Prompt Information.
6.2 Alarm Modes
When an alarm occurs, the monitor raises the user’s attention by the following audible or visual
indications.
Visual alarms
Audible alarms
Alarm messages
Parameter flashes
Reminder Tones
Besides, the visual alarms, audible alarms and alarm messages are given in different ways to
identify different alarm levels.
6.2.1 Visual Alarms
The alarm indicator on the front panel of the monitor varies its flash color and frequency to
indicate different alarm levels.
High level alarm: red and quick flash;
Medium level alarm: yellow and slow flash;
Low level alarm: yellow light without flash.
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