Alaris™ VP Plus Guardrails™ Volumetric Pump
Advisories
1000DF00660 Issue 9
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Advisories
Advisories alert the user and are indicated by an audible sound and a message on the display .
Display
Cause
Action
DOSE WOULD EXCEED
Infusion rate set exceeds a Guardrails soft
limit .
• Check infusion setting .
• To confirm
OVERRIDE LIMIT?
press
YES
.
• To deny
OVERRIDE LIMIT?
press
NO
.
DOSE UNDER
Infusion rate/dose rate set is under a
Guardrails soft limit .
• Check infusion setting .
• To confirm
OVERRIDE LIMIT?
press
YES
.
• To deny
OVERRIDE LIMIT?
press
NO
.
DOSE NOT PERMITTED
Dose rate entered is greater than the dose
rate hard maximum set .
• Check infusion setting and adjust to
appropriate required rate .
RATE NOT PERMITTED
Infusion rate set exceeds a hard limit .
• Check infusion setting and adjust to
appropriate required rate .
CONCENTRATION NOT
PERMITTED
Concentration set exceeds hard max limit,
or is under hard minimum limit .
• Check concentration and adjust to a more
appropriate amount .
WEIGHT ABOVE LIMIT
Patient weight set exceeds a Guardrails soft
limit .
• Check weight setting .
• To confirm
OVERRIDE LIMIT?
press
YES
.
• To deny
OVERRIDE LIMIT?
press
NO
.
WEIGHT BELOW LIMIT
Patient weight set is under a Guardrails soft
limit .
• Check weight setting .
• To confirm
OVERRIDE LIMIT?
press
YES
.
• To deny
OVERRIDE LIMIT?
press
NO
.
BOLUS DOSE NOT PERMITTED
Bolus dose rate entered is greater than the
bolus dose rate hard maximum limit .
• Check the bolus setting and adjust to a more
appropriate dose .
BOLUS DOSE WOULD EXCEED
Bolus dose rate set exceeds a Guardrails
soft limit .
• Check the bolus setting .
• To confirm
OVERRIDE LIMIT?
press
YES
.
• To deny
OVERRIDE LIMIT?
press
NO
.
BOLUS DOSE UNDER
Bolus dose rate set is under a Guardrails
soft limit .
• Check the bolus setting .
• To confirm
OVERRIDE LIMIT?
press
YES
.
• To deny
OVERRIDE LIMIT?
press
NO
.