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Restarting Paused Alarms

To manually switch on alarm indication again after a pause, select the permanent key
Pause Alarms (or Alarms Off) again.
Alarm indication starts again automatically after the pause period expires. If the monitor is configured
to stay paused infinitely, you must select Alarms Off again to restart alarm indication.

Resetting Arrhythmia Alarm Timeouts

To reset the arrhythmia alarm timeout period, select the Alarms Off or Pa us e Al ar ms
permanent key and then reselect it.

Extending the Alarm Pause Time

If your monitor has extended alarm pause enabled, you can extend the alarm pause time. Use this to
prevent alarms being indicated, for example, while you are washing a patient or carrying out a
procedure. Only extend the alarm pause time when you are sure that clinical personnel are available to
monitor the patient’s condition closely.
To extend the alarm pause time to five or 10 minutes,
1Select one of the alarm fields. This calls up the Alarm Me ss ages window.
2Select either the pop-up key Pause Al . 5 mi n or the pop-up key Pause Al. 10 min.
Each time you select one of these pop-up keys, the Alarm Pause Time is reset to five (or 10)
minutes.
Alarm Limits
The alarm limits you set determine the conditions that trigger yellow and red limit alarms. For some
measurements (for example, BIS and SpO2), where the value ranges from 100 to 0, setting the high
alarm limit to 100 switches the high alarm off, and setting the low alarm limit to 0 switches it off. In
these cases, the alarms off symbol is not displayed.
WARNING Be aware that the monitors in your care area may each have different alarm settings, to suit different
patients. Always check that the alarm settings are appropriate for your patient before you start
monitoring.

Viewing Individual Alarm Limits

You can usually see the alarm limits set for each measurement next to the
measurement numeric on the main screen.
If your monitor is not configured to show the alarm limits next to the numeric,
you can see them in the appropriate measurement setup menu. Select the
measurement numeric to enter the menu and check the limits.
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