GE B20, User Manual

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Alarm categories
The alarms are classified into four categories according to the priority depends primarily on the cause and alarm duration. The priority
increasing with the duration and according to the physiological significance.
NOTE: Asystole, ventricular fibrillation and V Tach alarms are always high priority alarms.
For more information about audible tone pattern 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