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the alarm is added to the list of alarms in the alarm log.
Only the highest priority alarm message is displayed in the alarm state area. If more than one
alarm is activated, the icon
is displayed. If the alarm condition is removed during this time, the
alarm is automatically cleared from the list, but for the last alarm, the alarm message will continue
until the silence key is pressed.
8.3 Alarm Levels
By severity, the ventilator’s alarms fall into three categories: high level alarms, medium level
alarms and low level alarms.
1. High level alarms
Indicates that the patient is in a life threatening situation and an emergency treatment is
demanded.
2. Medium level alarms
Indicates that the patient’s vital signs appear abnormal and an immediate treatment is required.
3. Low level alarms
Indicates that the patient’s vital signs appear abnormal and an immediate treatment may be
required.
The level for all alarms are preset before the ventilator leaves the factory and cannot be changed.
8.4 Alarm Indicators
The anesthesia ventilator provides the following alarm indicators:
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An alarm LED located on top of the key area.
The LED can illuminate red, yellow or OFF
depending on the alarm condition.
If multiple alarms occur simultaneously, the audio and LED behavior will follow the
highest priority active alarm.
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Colored alarm messages displayed on the Main Screen.
High priority messages are red.
medium priority messages and low priority messages are yellow. If more than one alarm is
activated, only the highest priority alarm message is displayed.
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Alarm audio through the system alarm speaker.
Table 6-1 lists the audio behavior for each
type of alarm.
Alarm
Priority
Audio Behavior
Message
Behavior
Alarm
Led
Color
High
Play high priority
alarm sound, the
interval between
each play is 10 sec.
white text red
background, high
priority mark !!!
Red
Medium
Play medium priority
alarm sound, the
interval between
each play is 25 sec.
black text yellow
background, medium
priority mark !!
Yellow