Radical-7R Pulse CO-Oximeter Operator’s Manual
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A l a r m I d e n t i f i c a t i o n
The Radical-7R visually and audibly indicates alarm conditions that the system detects. Audible
alarms may be silenced, without affecting the operation of visual alarms.
Three levels of alarm priority are implemented: high, medium and low priority. The following table
outlines the alarm priority specifications.
ALARM
PRIORITY
PARAMETER/MEASUREMENT —
ALARM SETTING RANGE
ALARM TYPE
High
Low arterial oxygen saturation
Audible and
visual
High carboxyhemoglobin saturation
High methemoglobin saturation
Low total hemoglobin
High total hemoglobin
Low pulse rate
High pulse rate
Low respiration rate
High respiration rate
Sensor off and no sensor
Defective Sensor
Defective patient cable
System failures
Medium
High saturation
Audible and
visual
Low PI
High PI
Low PVI
High PVI
Low carboxyhemoglobin saturation
Low methemoglobin saturation
Low
Low battery, monitoring patient
Audible and
Visual
NOTE:
There are no alarms associated with SpOC or SpHct.
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