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Alaris™ Syringe Pumps
Alarms and Warnings
Display
Alarm
Priority
Description and Troubleshooting Guide
TITRATION NOT
CONFIRMED
Medium The infusion rate has been changed, but has not been confirmed after five seconds of no
activity the User will be notified by an auditory cue . The infusion has not been confirmed
and two minutes has expired without any operation, a medium priority alarm will be
generated . Press the
R
button to silence the alarm, then press the
CANCEL
softkey to
clear this message and silence the alarm . Check infusion rate and confirm by pressing the
b
button or press the
h
button to revert to the previous rate . (This alarm only occurs if
rate titration is enabled) . Pressing
QUIT
will cancel the titration and keep the original rate .
VTBI DONE
(KVO/CONTINUE)
Medium The pre-set Volume To Be Infused is complete and the Pump continues to infuse at set rate
or at KVO rate .
AC POWER FAIL
Medium AC Power has been disconnected and the Pump is operating on battery power, if this
occurs when the Pump is infusing the message
INFUSION CONTINUES
will be displayed .
Reconnect AC power supply or press the
R
button to silence the alarm and continue
with battery operation . The alarm will automatically cancel if the AC power supply is
reconnected .
NEAR END OF INFUSION
Medium The Pump is nearing the end of the infusion . This value can be configured . Optional*
reminder signals may sound, they are auditory signals that have four beeps that occur
every ten minutes once the NEOI alarm is cancelled . This reminder signal will not occur for
a continuous infusion in which the NEOI alarm is set for less than ten minutes .
ADD DRUG NOT COMPLETE
Medium The
ADD DRUG
operation has not been completed after five seconds the User will be
notified by an auditory cue . After two minutes have expired and the
ADD DRUG
operation
has not been completed, a low priority alarm is generated . Press
CANCEL
softkey and
complete
ADD DRUG
operation .
ATTENTION
Low
If the Pump has been left on for more than 2 minutes* (referred to as
ATTENTION
in the
log) without starting the operation, a low priority alarm will be generated . Press the
R
button to silence the alarm for a further 2 minutes . For extended Attention Timeout press
and hold down the
R
button and wait for four beeps in succession, this will put the
Pump on standby for 15 minutes .
*Configurable option .
Note:
The audio sound pressure level is at least 45 dB depending on configuration of the alarm sound level .
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Setting the alarm sound pressure level lower than the ambient sound pressure level can impede User recognition of
alarm conditions.
Alarm Priority Level Indicators
Priority
Audio Indicator
Visual Indicator (Beacon)
HIGH
One urgent tone pulse followed by one second pause
Flashing Red
MEDIUM
One warning tone pulse followed by one second pause
Flashing Amber
LOW
Three attention tone pulse followed by a three second pause
Flashing Amber