EarlyVue VS30 Instructions for Use A-1
A
Alarm Specifications
This appendix contains a listing of physiological and technical alarm messages. It also
contains a table of factory default alarm limits and the calculations used for the Auto
Set Alarm Limits option.
Physiological Alarms
The following table contains a listing of physiological alarm messages.
Alarm Message Priority Cause
CO
2
and Respiration Alarms
awRR Apnea High Respiration has not been detected for longer than the
time specified in the awRR Apnea Alarm setting.
Resp Rate High Medium The respiration value has exceeded the high alarm
limit.
Resp Rate Low Medium The respiration value has dropped below the low
alarm limit.
etCO2 High Medium The end tidal CO
2
value has exceeded the high alarm
limit.
etCO2 Low Medium The end tidal CO
2
value has dropped below the low
alarm limit.
imCO2 High Medium The inspired CO
2
value has exceeded the high alarm
limit.
IPI Low Medium The IPI value has dropped below the low alarm limit.
NBP Alarms
NBP(D) High Medium The Diastolic NBP value has exceeded the high alarm
limit.
NBP(D) Low Medium The Diastolic NBP value has dropped below the low
alarm limit.
NBP(M) High Medium The MAP NBP value has exceeded the high alarm limit.
NBP(M) Low Medium The MAP NBP value has dropped below the low alarm
limit.
NBP(S) High Medium The Systolic NBP value has exceeded the high alarm
limit.