Welch Allyn Propaq - Patient Alarm and Equipment Alert Specifications

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Patient Alarm and Equipment Alert Specifications
Characteristic Specification
System alarm delay time 0.5 seconds, typical
Indicators Flashing red ALARM light: patient alarm(s)
Continuously on red ALARM light: patient alarm silenced or suspended
Flashing yellow ALARMS OFF light: equipment alert
Continuously on yellow ALARMS OFF light: one or more patient alarm limit(s) off
Tone patterns Apnea: 1 second on, 1 second off
Patient alarm: 1 second on, 2 seconds off
Equipment alert: 1 second on, 4 seconds off
SILENCE and keys Silences patient alarm or equipment alert at the Propaq monitor and Acuity Central
Station for 90 seconds or until is pressed again.
New patient alarms or equipment alerts interrupt the silence at the Propaq monitor, but
only life-threatening arrhythmia and apnea alarm tones interrupt the silence at Acuity
Central Station.
4 SUSPND key At the Propaq monitor and Acuity Central Station, inhibits all patient alarm and
equipment alert tone capability for 4 minutes or until or RESUME is pressed.
Apnea and life-threatening arrhythmia alarm tones do interrupt the silence for Propaq
monitors connected to the Acuity Central Station.
ALL ALRM key At the Propaq monitor and Acuity Central Station, inhibits all patient alarm and
equipment alert tone capability indefinitely, until or RESUME is pressed.
Apnea and life-threatening arrhythmia alarm tones do interrupt the silence for Propaq
monitors connected to the Acuity Central Station.
RESUME and keys At the Propaq monitor and Acuity Central Station, re-enables capability for alarm and
alert tones and re-enables alarm and alert tones that are still active.
Acknowledge equipment alert Tone and visual message are dismissed.
HR/PR alarm limits range 25 to 250 beats per minute
Apnea delay alarm limit range Neonate: 6 to 20 seconds
Adult/Pediatric: 6 to 30 seconds
IBP alarm limit ranges All patient modes
Systolic, Diastolic, Mean
-30 to 300 mmHg
NIBP alarm limit ranges Neonate
Systolic 25 to 120 mmHg
Diastolic 10 to 105 mmHg
Mean 10 to 110 mmHg
Pediatric
Systolic 30 to 160 mmHg
Diastolic 15 to 130 mmHg
Mean 15 to 140 mmHg
Adult
Systolic 30 to 260 mmHg
Diastolic 20 to 235 mmHg
Mean 20 to 255 mmHg
Temp alarm limit range
(T1, T2)
32.0 to 122.0 °F
0.0 to 50.0 °C
Δ Temp alarm limit range 0.0 to 90.0 °F
0.0 to 50.0 °C