Physio Control LIFEPAK 15, Operating Instructions Manual

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Alarms
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LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillator Operating Instructions
Select
VF/VT ALARM
to turn on continuous
monitoring for ventricular fibrillation and
ventricular tachycardia in Manual mode.
The VF/VT alarm indicator appears
above the primary ECG when the alarm is
ON.
When the alarm is silenced or suspended, a
red X appears across the indicator .
Reselect
VF/VT
to turn off this alarm.
Note:
When the
VF/VT ALARM
is ON, you are limited to
PADDLES
lead or Lead
II
in Channel 1.
See Selecting ECG Lead (on page 48).
Note: The VF/VT alarm is suspended when the metronome is active, the noninvasive pacemaker
is on, or when standard paddles are attached and
PADDLES
lead is selected. The alarm is also
suspended when the monitor/defibrillator is charging or is charged.
Managing Alarms
The alarm bell symbol indicates when alarms are ON or OFF . All alarms that are
controlled by
QUICK SET
have equal priority. When alarms are ON and an alarm limit is
exceeded, a tone sounds and the violated vital sign flashes.
To manage an alarm:
1. Press
ALARMS
. This silences the alarm for 2 minutes.
Note: After alarms are silenced by pressing the
ALARMS
button, an alert tone of two quick
beeps sounds after 60 seconds.
2. Assess the cause of the alarm.
3. Assess the appropriateness of the limits settings (
WIDE
or
NARROW
).
If the patient is unstable, consider silencing the alarm for up to 15 minutes while attending to
the patient. Do NOT reselect
QUICK SET
.
Possible Failure to Detect an Out of Range
Condition
Reselecting
QUICK SET
resets the alarm limits around
the patient’s current vital sign values, which may be
outside the safe range for the patient.
4. After the patient is stable, reselect
QUICK SET
, if necessary.
When alarms are ON, you can silence them preemptively for up to 15 minutes.