Using Philips Patient Care System with an Arrhythmia Computer
4-10 Other Patients
Other Patients
Arrhythmia Alarms on the 78560A and 78720 Arrhythmia
Computers
Alarm
Minimum Condition Required for
Alarm
ASYSTOLE (***) No QRS for 4 consecutive seconds in
absence of V fib or chaotic signal.
VENT FIB/TACH (***)| Fibrillatory waveform detected for 4
consecutive seconds.
HR BRADY XXX < BBB (***) Heart rate < lower HR limit set or 40 bpm
whichever is lower.
VENT TACHY (***) Either VENT RHYTHM with average
heart-rate > tachy HR limit or RUN VPB's
> tachy run limit with rate for the run >
tachy HR limit.
Tachy run limit is adjustable from 3 to 9
using the Change Limits display. Tachy
HR limit is adjustable from 80 bpm to 120
bpm using the Change Limits display.
VENT RHYTHM (**) Dominant rhythm of adjacent V's and HR
< = 120
PAIR VPBs (**) Two consecutive VPBs between non
VPBs
PACER NON-CAPT/PACER
NOT-CAPTURE (**)
Missed beat with pace pulse in paced
patient
MISSED BEAT(S) (**) Beat omitted with HR < 120 or no beat
for 1 second with HR >120
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