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To disable all the non-lethal arrhythmias with one action:
1.
Select the Setup quick action key on the main screen.
2.
Select the Arrhythmia button in the Setup menu.
3.
Select the Arrhythmia OFF button.
4.
This action disables all the non-lethal arrhythmia alarms.
5.
To re-enable a non-lethal arrhythmia, select the individual non-lethal arrhythmia and configure.
Alarm Suspend
The ability to suspend all alarms is a configurable feature determined by the system administration and is protected
behind a password in the Administration Setup Alarms dialogue. Contact the system administrator for further
details.
WARNING: IF this feature is enabled, suspending all alarms suspends ALL alarm conditions
including the lethal arrhythmias (VFib, VTach, and Asystole). Use this feature with extreme caution as
alarm checking is suspended for all alarm conditions including the lethal arrhythmias (VFib, VTach, and
Asystole). Patients must be closely observed if all alarms are suspended.
NOTE: Follow hospital standard of care for the use of this feature. This feature is only intended to be
used during end of life situations and only based on the hospital standard of care.
NOTE: This feature can be enabled/disable by the system administrator.
When this feature is enabled, during an Alarm Suspend mode, an Alarm Suspend message appears in the messaging
area of the main screen. Once the Alarm Suspend period ends the audio and visual alarm notifications automatically
resume.
When this feature is enabled, to enter the All Alarms Suspended Mode and suspend all alarm notifications
(including VFib, Vtach, and Asystole):
1.
Select the Setup quick action key on the main screen.
2.
Select the Alarm Suspend button in the Setup menu.
This displays the “Alarms Suspended” message in the message area on the main screen.
ALL alarms are now suspended including the lethal arrhythmias (VFib, Vtach, and Asystole).
3.
Select the Close button to close the Setup menu.
When this feature is enabled, to exit the All Alarms Suspended Mode and resume alarm notifications:
1.
Select the Setup quick action key on the main screen.
2.
Select the Alarm Resume button in the Setup menu.
This removes the “Alarms Suspended” message in the message area on the main screen.
All configured alarms are now active.
3.
Select the Close button to close the Setup menu.
Alarms
The Setup Alarms dialogue is where the clinician can make changes to several parameters are one time as opposed to
making changes through each individual numeric parameter’s tile.
The Alarm section is pass code protected. The Pass code is:
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