4 Patient Alarms and INOPs
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***Tachy/P xxx>yyy
or
***Tachy xxx > yyy
Press, SpO
2
,
ECG
This is the alternative alarm message for ***
Extreme Tachy when the alarm text setting
is Enhanced.
Heart rate >the extreme tachycardia alarm
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
** tcpO₂ High
** tcpCO₂ 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
** tcpO₂ Low
** tcpCO₂ 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
* Tele Alarm
** Tele Alarm
*** Tele Alarm
an assigned
telemetry device
A telemetry device used for the patient is in an
alarm condition. Check the detailed alarm
information at the Information Center.
yellow or red alarm lamp and alarm
tone
** <Temp Label> High TEMP The temperature has exceeded the high alarm
limit.
numeric flashes and high limit is
highlighted, yellow alarm lamp,
alarm tone
** <Temp Label> Low TEMP The temperature has fallen below the low alarm
limit.
numeric flashes and low limit is
highlighted, yellow alarm lamp,
alarm tone
* T-Mon Alarm
** T-Mon Alarm
*** T-Mon Alarm
an assigned
transport monitor
A transport monitor used for the patient is in
an alarm condition. Check the detailed alarm
information at the Information Center.
yellow or red alarm lamp and alarm
tone
** TOFcnt High NMT TOFcnt value has exceeded the high alarm
limit
numeric flashes and high 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)
numeric flashes, yellow alarm lamp,
short yellow audible alarm
*** Vent Fib/Tach ECG Fibrillatory waveform (sinusoidal wave between
2 – 10 Hz) for 4 consecutive seconds.
numeric flashes, red alarm lamp,
alarm tone
* Vent Rhythm
** Vent Rhythm
ECG/Arrhythmia A dominant rhythm of adjacent Vs > the vent
rhythm limit and ventricular heart rate < the V-
Tach HR limit.
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).
numeric flashes, yellow alarm lamp,
short yellow audible alarm
*** VTach ECG, Arrhythmia A run of PVCs ≥ the V-Tach run limit and
heart rate > the V-Tach HR limit.
numeric flashes, red alarm lamp,
alarm tone
** VueLink Alarm
*** 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; the alarm text is defined by
the VueLink device driver
Alarm Message From Condition Indication