5 Patient Alarms and INOPs Patient Alarm Messages
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***<Pressure>
DISCONNECT
PRESS The pressure is non-pulsatile and the
mean pressure is continuously less than
10mmHg (1.3kPa). This alarm occurs
only with arterial pressures (P, ABP,
ART, Ao, BAP, FAP, PAP, UAP, P1, P2,
P3, P4).
numeric flashes, red alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
***<Pressure> HIGH PRESS The measured pressure value is above
the extreme high alarm limit. s, d, or m
after the label indicates whether the
systolic, diastolic or mean pressure has
crossed the limit.
numeric flashes, high limit is
highlighted, red alarm lamp,
alarm tone.
**<Pressure> HIGH PRESS The measured pressure 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, high limit is
highlighted, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
***<Pressure> LOW PRESS The measured pressure value is below
the extreme 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, red alarm lamp,
alarm tone.
**<Pressure> LOW PRESS The measured pressure 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.
**Pulse HIGH PRESS
SpO
2
The pulse rate has exceeded the high
alarm limit.
numeric flashes and high limit
is highlighted, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
**Pulse LOW PRESS
SpO
2
The pulse rate has dropped below the
low alarm limit.
numeric flashes and low limit
is highlighted, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
*/**PVCs/min HIGH ECG/
Arrhythmia
More premature ventricular
contractions have been detected in a
minute than the limit.
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, short yellow audible
alarm.
**QTc HIGH ECG/QT QTc value has exceeded the QTc high
limit for more than 5 minutes
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
**QTc HIGH ECG/QT QTc value has exceeded the QTc
high limit for more than 5 minutes
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
*/**R-ON-T PVCs ECG/
Arrhythmia
For HR <100, a PVC with R-R interval
< 1/3 the average interval followed by a
compensatory pause of 1.25 x average
R-R interval or two such Vs without
compensatory pause occurring within 5
minutes of each other. (When HR
>100, 1/3 R-R interval is too short for
detection.).
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, short yellow audible
alarm.
**RR HIGH RESP The respiration rate has exceeded the
high alarm limit.
numeric flashes and high limit
is highlighted, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
Alarm Message From Condition Indication