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A l a r m s ( c o n ’ t . )
A l a r m s ( c o n ’ t . )
WARNING:
IF AN ALARM CONDITION OCCURS WHILE THE ALARM
SILENCE PERIOD IS SET TO ALL MUTE, THE ONLY ALARM
INDICATIONS WILL BE VISUAL DISPLAYS AND SYMBOLS
RELATED TO THE ALARM CONDITION. NO ALARM TONE WILL
SOUND.
MENU ITEMS
DESCRIPTION
SILENCE
This menu allows the user to set the alarm silence period. An alarm is
silenced by pressing the Alarm Silence button on the front panel.
30, 60, 90,120 SECONDS
The alarm silence can be set for these durations. As an indicator that the
alarm system is silenced, the Alarm Status Indicator is shown as a bell
with a slash through it. A timer is shown next to the bell indicating the
remaining alarm silence duration.
NOTE:
The alarm silence period is reset to 120 seconds (or 90 seconds in
neonatal mode) upon power cycle, except for when the Radical is set to
operate in the Home mode.
ALL MUTE
All patient alarm conditions are silenced. Only system alarms will be
indicated by an audible alarm. As an indicator that the system is set to All
Mute, the Alarm Status Indicator is shown as a bell with a slash through
it.
ALL MUTE WITH AUDIBLE REMINDER
All patient alarm conditions are silenced. Only system alarms will be
indicated by an audible alarm. As a reminder, a single audible alarm will
occur every three minutes. As an indicator that the system is set to All
Mute the Alarm Status Indicator is shown as a bell with a slash through it.
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DESCRIPTION
VOLUME
This menu allows the user to set the alarm volume. Four levels are
available: level 1 being the softest and level 4 being the loudest. The device
retains the Alarm Volume setting upon a power cycle.
NOTE:
For home use, set the alarm level to level 4.
DELAY
This menu allows the users to set an audible saturation delay. The delay
can be set to either 0, 5 or 10 seconds. The delay setting only affects
saturation alarms indications.
Note:
In "Custom" mode (see Section 4, Operation) the unit will retain the
Alarm Delay setting after a power cycle.In "Neo" or "Adult" mode (see
Section 4, Operation) the unit will reset the Alarm Delay to the hospital
specified setting after a power cycle.
MODE
The Radical stores three types of modes: Adult, Neonatal or Custom limits.
Adult and Neonatal must be initially set and enabled (via password
protected screen) before they can be selected.
CUSTOM
Any changes to settings on the Alarm menu will be retained after a power
cycle.*
ADULT
Any changes to settings on the Alarm menu will be reset to pre defined
Adult defaults after a power cycle.†
NEO
Any changes to settings on the Alarm menu will be reset to pre defined
Neonatal defaults after a power cycle.†
TYPES
SpO
2
(HIGH)
SpO
2
(LOW)
PULSE RATE
(HIGH)
PULSE RATE
(LOW)
ADULT
LIMITS
†
Off
90%
140 BPM
50 BPM
NEONATAL
LIMITS
†
100%
90%
180 BPM
100 BPM
CUSTOM
LIMITS
*
Off*
90%*
140 BPM*
50 BPM*
NOTE:
Limits are set at the factory to the values listed in this table.
*Once Custom values are changed by the user, they will be retained after a
power cycle.
†
Adult and Neo settings can be changed (via a password protected
screen) to specific hospital/unit requirements. In enabled, any values
changed by the user will be returned to the default values after a power
cycle.
