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Vital Signs Monitor Operations Manual
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6 Managing Alarms
Warning:
The Respiration low rate alarm may be delayed up to 60 seconds
when there is a complete cessation in breathing by the patient.
Do not use this monitor as an apnea monitor.
Check the alarm limits to ensure that they are appropriate for the
patient being monitored.
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including detailed information on setting up alarm notifications, and how the alarm
function works with the
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Vital Signs Monitor.
When the
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Vital Signs Monitor detects certain conditions (specified parameters)
that require user attention, the monitor enters an alarm state.
The condition is indicated by a visual alarm (a yellow, red or white flashing light on the
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Vital Signs Monitor) and an audible alarm.
This chapter discusses the alarm fun
ality of the
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Vital Signs Monitor
arm conditio are assigned HIGH, MEDIUM, or LOW priority.
hreatening condition that requires an urgent
and the base of the display flash
of five at eight second intervals.
e the alarm
groups of three at twelve second intervals.
Al
ns
HIGH priority alarms indicate a life-t
response to the patient: the parameter numeric zone
enerated in groups
red. High pitch chime tones are g
MEDIUM priority alarms indicate the patient parameters have gone outsid
threshold limits. An immediate check of the patient should be made: the parameter
numeric zone and the base of the display flash yellow. Medium pitch chime tones are
generated in
