5 Patient Alarms and INOPs Patient Alarm Messages
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*/**/***TELE ALARM Telemetry This is a generic alarm from the
telemetry system. The specific alarm
cause is indicated in the alarm message
in the Telemetry Data Window.
yellow or red alarm lamp and
alarm tone
**<Temperature
label> HIGH
TEMP The temperature has exceeded the high
alarm limit.
numeric flashes and high limit
is highlighted, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
**<Temperature
label> LOW
TEMP The temperature has fallen below the
low alarm limit.
numeric flashes and low limit
is highlighted, yellow alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
*/**VENT BIGEMINY ECG/
Arrhythmia
A dominant rhythm of N, V, N, V (N =
supraventricular beat, V = ventricular
beat) was detected.
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, short yellow audible
alarm.
***VENT FIB/TACH ECG A fibrillatory waveform for 4
consecutive seconds was detected.
numeric flashes, red alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
*/**VENT RHYTHM ECG/
Arrhythmia
A dominant rhythm of adjacent Vs >
vent rhythm limit and ventricular HR <
VTach HR limit was detected.
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, short yellow audible
alarm.
*/**VENT TRIGEMINY ECG/
Arrhythmia
A dominant rhythm of N, N, V, N, N,
V (N = supraventricular beat, V =
ventricular beat) was detected.
numeric flashes, yellow alarm
lamp, short yellow audible
alarm.
***VTACH ECG,
Arrhythmia
Ventricular tachycardia has been
detected (Consecutive PVCs exceed V-
Tach Run limit and HR exceeds V-Tach
HR limit).
numeric flashes, red alarm
lamp, alarm tone.
**/***VueLink ALARM
at Information Center
VueLink A yellow (**) or red (***) patient alarm
is present on the VueLink module.
Check the monitor display for more
detailed alarm information.
(on monitor) yellow or red
alarm lamp, alarm tone
Alarm Message From Condition Indication