GE Dash 3000, Operator'S Manual

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Monitor Setup
2000966-386D Dash™ 3000/4000/5000 3-5
Locale
The monitor is set to one of two locale options when installed: DEFAULT or France.
If the monitor is set to FRANCE , the following functionality varies from the
standard, default monitor functions.
France
Alarms
„
Alarm pause — Lasts no more than three minutes when in ADULT-ICU or
NEONATAL-ICU patient-monitor types.
„ Alarm volume — Alarms can not be turned off in NEONATAL-ICU patient-
monitor type. The lowest possible setting is 10 percent.
When turned off, the monitor alarms every three minutes to remind you alarms
are silenced. The volume resets to the monitor default setting when a patient is
admitted, alarm pause breakthrough occurs or the monitor is turned on.
„ Discharge alarms — The monitor alarms every three minutes when a patient is
discharged.
„
Alarm levels — All parameter patient status message level alarms (except ECG)
are automatically increased to a patient status advisory level alarm.
The following monitor default alarm limits are also unique:
„ NBP-S, NBP-D, NBP-M ( ADULT-ICU and OPERATING ROOM ) — 350 to -
25.
„
NBP-S, NBP-D, NBP-M ( NEONATAL-ICU ) — 150 to -25.
„ ART — 300 to 30.
„
HR — 300 to 30.
„ SPO2 — 105 to 60.
„
SPO2-R — 235 to 40.
„ TEMP — 450 to 0.
Parameters
The following parameter values are unique:
„ ECG gain — Derived by mV (.25 mV to 2 mV) and displayed on the primary
ECG waveform.
„
Units of measurement — Metric only.
„ Arrhythmia level — The default arrhythmia alarm level for ADULT-ICU is
FULL ; NEONATAL-ICU and OPERATING ROOM are OFF .
„
Heart rate — Values under 30 bpm are not displayed. The values displayed in the
parameter window are replaced with “
X ”.
„ SpO
2
saturation — Values under 60 percent are not displayed. The values
displayed in the parameter window are replaced with “ X ”.