Patient Alarm Messages 5 Patient Alarms and INOPs
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**HR HIGH ECG The heart rate high alarm limit has
been exceeded.
numeric flashes and high limit
is highlighted, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone. If configured
to short yellow, the sound
switches off after 5 seconds if
Arrhythmia is On.
**HR LOW ECG The heart rate has fallen below the low
alarm limit.
numeric flashes and low limit
is highlighted, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone. If configured
to short yellow, the sound
switches off after 5 seconds if
Arrhythmia is On.
*/**IRREGULAR HR ECG/
Arrhythmia
Consistently irregular heart rhythm. numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, short yellow audible
alarm.
*/**MISSED BEAT ECG/
Arrhythmia
No beat detected for 1.75*R-R interval,
or if HR>120bpm no beat detected for
one second (non-paced patients only).
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, short yellow audible
alarm.
*/**MULTIFORM PVCs ECG/
Arrhythmia
Two differently shaped Vs detected,
each occurring at least twice within the
last 300 beats and at least once within
the last 60 beats.
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, short yellow audible
alarm.
**NBP HIGH NBP The measured NBP value is above the
high alarm limit.
s, d, or m after the label indicates
whether the systolic, diastolic or mean
pressure has crossed the limit.
numeric flashes and high limit
is highlighted, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
**NBP LOW NBP The measured NBP value is below the
low alarm limit.
s, d, or m after the label indicates
whether the systolic, diastolic or mean
pressure has crossed the limit.
numeric flashes and low limit
is highlighted, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
*/**NON-SUSTAIN VT ECG/
Arrhythmia
A run of Vs having a ventricular
HR>V-Tach HR limit, but lasting for
less than the V-Tach Run limit has been
detected.
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, short yellow audible
alarm.
*/**PACER NOT CAPT ECG/
Arrhythmia
(paced
patients only)
A missed beat with a pace pulse was
detected.
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, short yellow audible
alarm.
*/**PACER NT PACING ECG/
Arrhythmia
(paced
patients only)
A missed beat without a pace pulse was
detected.
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, short yellow audible
alarm.
*/**PAIR PVCs ECG/
Arrhythmia
A non-ventricular contraction, followed
by two ventricular contractions,
followed by a non-ventricular
contraction has been detected.
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, short yellow audible
alarm.
*/**PAUSE ECG/
Arrhythmia
No beat detected for a period greater
than the pause threshold.
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, short yellow audible
alarm.
Alarm Message From Condition Indication