GE HEALTHCARE B20, User'S Reference Manual

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B40/B20 Patient Monitor
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Table 5-1 Alarm categories
For more information about audible tone pattern see the “Default Configuration Worksheet”.
Alarm priority
The alarm priority levels are determined automatically.
For more information about alarm priority levels, see the “Default Configuration Worksheet”.
Two or more alarms of equal priority are ranked according to the generate time. The latest
alarm displays on the left.
Alarm priority escalation
An escalating alarm starts at a designated priority level (low or medium) and will escalate to
the next higher priority level of alarm (after a set number of seconds) if the alarm condition has
not been resolved. It is important to note that these escalate up to the next level but will not
reset until the condition has been resolved.
NOTE: Alarm priority escalation affects the currently ongoing alarm condition, not any
future alarms of the same type. Any new alarms will alarm at their designated priority
level, not at the escalated level.
For more information about alarm priority escalation, see the “Default Configuration
Worksheet”.
Signal Priority level
High Medium Low Informational
Alarms in Message
Field Solid red background Yellow boundary, blue-
gray background
Cyan boundary, blue-
gray background Blue-gray
background
field
Alarm reset in
Message Field Solid red background
with audio pause
symbol Yellow boundary, blue-
gray background, with
audio pause symbol Cyan boundary, blue-
gray background, with
audio pause symbol No
Physiological data
values in Digit Field Flashing red,
physiological alarms
only Flashing yellow,
physiological alarms
only No No
Alarm light Flashing red Flashing yellow Solid Cyan No
Alarm tone ISO
pattern 10 beeps every 5
seconds 3 beeps every 19
seconds 1 beep every 30
seconds No
Alarm tone ISO2
pattern 10 beeps every 5
seconds (rising tone) 3 beeps every 19.5
seconds (rising tone) 1 beep every 30
seconds No
Alarm tone IEC
pattern 10 beeps every 5
seconds (rising tone) 3 beeps every 19
seconds (rising tone) 1 beep every 30
seconds No
Alarm tone Gerenal
pattern Continuous beep Double beep every 5
seconds 1 beep every 30
seconds No