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BM3 User’s Manual
5. Alarm
Overview
The monitor displays the alarm limit (parameter threshold) and can be configured by the user to
raise an alarm if exceeded. Limits are displayed both in the alarm limits table and in the
parameter box. If this limit is exceeded, a visual or audible alarm will occur.
The bedside monitor is the primary alarm device, and there may be other secondary alarm
devices depending on how you configured the device / network. Depending on the alarm
condition, the monitor generates an alarm using one or more of the following devices:
Hearing sound reflecting alarm severity
Change the color in the parameter box of the alarm parameter
Alarm messages in the local message area
Alarm banner indicating alarm status
External alarm device such as nurse call system
Activate alarm recording
The monitor generates an alarm when the parameter in the Alarm Limits table is
ON
. It is not a
prerequisite that the parameter is displayed on the display or connected in the event of an alarm.
Alarm priority
The alarm type is divided into a patient status alarm and a product status alarm.
The patient status alarm sounds when the diagnostic function (ECG 3 auto diagnosis) and alarm
upper and lower limits are exceeded, and there are levels of HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW and MESSAGE,
and there is a difference in the order and volume of the alarm.
You can set the alarm level for each parameter and function.
The patient status alarm provides the highest priority alarm.
The features of each alarm are described as follows. The alarm priority is HIGH> MEDIUM> LOW>
MESSAGE. For alarms over MEDIUM, the printer output is supported when ARMRM PRINT ON is
set.
