Patient Alarm Messages 5 Patient Alarms and INOPs
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**RR LOW RESP The respiration rate has dropped below
the low alarm limit.
numeric flashes and low limit
is highlighted, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
*/**RUN PVCs HIGH ECG/
Arrhythmia
A run of PVCs greater than 2 was
detected.
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, short yellow audible
alarm.
**<SO
2
label> HIGH SvO
2
/SO
2
The the measured intravascular oxygen
saturation has exceeded the high limit.
numeric flashes and high alarm
limit is highlighted, yellow
alarm lamp, alarm tone.
**<SO
2
label> LOW SvO
2
/SO
2
The measured intravascular oxygen
saturation has fallen below the low
limit.
numeric flashes and low alarm
limit is highlighted, yellow
alarm lamp, alarm tone.
**<SpO
2
label> HIGH SpO
2
The arterial oxygen saturation has
exceeded the high alarm limit.
numeric flashes and high limit
is highlighted, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
**<SpO
2
label> LOW SpO
2
The arterial oxygen saturation has
fallen below the low alarm limit.
numeric flashes and low limit
is highlighted, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
**ST<n> HIGH ECG/ST The ST elevation in lead <n> is higher
than the limit.
numeric flashes and high alarm
limit is highlighted, yellow
alarm lamp, alarm tone.
**ST<n> LOW ECG/ST The ST depression in lead <n> is lower
than the limit.
numeric flashes and low alarm
limit is highlighted, yellow
alarm lamp, alarm tone.
**ST MULTI <n>,<n> ECG/ST The ST depression or elevation is
outside of the limit in two or more
leads <n> and <n>
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone
**ST MULTI
at Information Center
ECG/ST The ST depression or elevation is
outside of the limit in two or more
leads. Check on the monitor for more
details about which leads are affected.
(on monitor) numeric flashes,
yellow alarm lamp, alarm tone
*/**SVT ECG/
Arrhythmia
A run of supraventricular beats greater
than the SVT run limit has been
detected and the HR has exceeded the
SVT HR limit.
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
***TACHY/P xxx>yyy
or
***TACHY xxx>yyy
Press, SpO
2
The heart rate from the Pulse signal has
exceeded the tachycardia limit. xxx
denotes the highest measured value; yyy
is the tachycardia limit.
numeric flashes, alarm limit is
highlighted, red alarm lamp,
alarm tone.
**Tblood HIGH C.O. The blood temperature value has
exceeded the high alarm limit.
numeric flashes, high alarm
limit is highlighted, yellow
alarm lamp, alarm tone.
**Tblood LOW C.O. The blood temperature value has fallen
below the low alarm limit.
numeric flashes, low alarm
limit is highlighted, yellow
alarm lamp, alarm tone.
**tcpO
2
HIGH/
**tcpCO
2
HIGH
tcGas The tcpO
2
or tcpCO
2
value has
exceeded the high alarm limit.
numeric flashes, high alarm
limit is highlighted, yellow
alarm lamp, alarm tone.
**tcpO
2
LOW/
**tcpCO
2
LOW
tcGas The tcpO
2
or tcpCO
2
value has fallen
below the low alarm limit.
numeric flashes, low alarm
limit is highlighted, yellow
alarm lamp, alarm tone.
Alarm Message From Condition Indication