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Reviewing Alarms
To review the currently active alarms and INOPs, select any of the alarm status areas on the fetal
monitor screen. The
Alarm Messages window pops up. All alarms and INOPs are erased from the
monitor's alarm history when you discharge a patient, or if you leave the Demonstration Mode.
Alarm Messages Window
The Alarm Messages window shows all the currently active alarms and INOPs in chronological order,
beginning at the top with the most recent. INOPs are shown on the left hand side, and alarms are
shown on the right hand side. Any active red alarms are shown first, followed by yellow alarms.
Acknowledged alarms or INOPs are shown with the checkmark symbol.
The
Alarm Messages window pop-up keys appear when the window is opened. Selecting the Review
Alarms
pop-up key opens the Review Alarms window.
Review Alarms Window
The Review Alarms window contains a list of up to 300 of the most recent alarms and INOPs with date
and time information. If configured to do so, each alarm is shown with the alarm limit active when the
alarm was triggered and the maximum value measured beyond this limit. The
Review Alarms window
also shows any changes made to the
Alarms On/Off or Alarms Silenced status. Only the main alarms
On/Off transitions are logged in the alarm history, and On/Off alarm transitions for individual
measurements are not logged.
The information in the
Review Alarms window is deleted when a patient is discharged.
The
Review Alarms window pop-up keys appear when the window is opened. Selecting the Active
Alarms
pop-up key opens the Alarm Messages window.
Latching Alarms
The alarm latching setting for your monitor defines how the alarm indicators behave when you do not
acknowledge them. When alarms are set to non-latching, their indicators end when the alarm condition
ends. Switching alarm latching on means that visual and/or audible alarm indications are still displayed
or announced by the monitor after the alarm condition ends. The indication lasts until you
acknowledge the alarm.
1 Alarms On
2 SpO₂ No Pulse
3 Alarms Silenced
4 ** FHR1 High
5 ** SpO₂ Low
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