V1.0I2 PULSE OXIMETER OPERATOR
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S MANUAL
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ALARM PRIORITY:
High priority:
the highest level alarm, indicate the patient is in the very
dangerous situation.
Medium priority:
indicate the warning should be paid attention.
Low priority:
indicate the measuring value beyond the preset limitation.
Alarm functions of the oximeter include technical and physiological alarms. All
three priorities divided by built-in module and can not be changed by user.
VISUAL ALARMS:
If the alarm is activated through over limitation of physiological alarm, the
background color of corresponding data area will turn red. If the alarm is
activated by more than one physiological alarm, the background color of each
parameter will turn red.
AUDIBLE ALARMS:
Audible alarms can be heard if there is no silence. The audible alarm has
different tone pitch and on-off beep patterns for each alarm priority.
High priority: "Di-Di-Di---Di-Di
……Di-Di-Di---Di-Di”, beeps every 10 seconds.
Medium priority: "Di--Di--Di ", beeps every 15 seconds.
Low priority: " Di--
”, beeps every 20 seconds.
ALARM ACTION:
Alarms will be activated on following conditions:
Physiological alarm:
The alarm will work when the SpO
2
value or pulse rate beyond the upper limit
or goes below the lower limit. The background color of corresponding data
area turns red. The difference is their priority; the SpO
2
has the high priority
while the pulse rate has the medium.
Technical alarm:
The alarm will be sound in case of the finger out or probe off, and they are of
low priority.
Warning!
If an alarm occurs, be sure to
check patients’ conditions immediately.
Check which alarm is going on.
Check patient’s physiological condition.
Find out the source of the alarm.
Make the alarm mute if necessary.
Check the alarm when no warning.
