Understanding Alarm Messages

3 Alarms

Understanding Alarm Messages

If you do not immediately understand an INOP or alarm message, refer to its help text.

♦In the Alarm Messages window, select the INOP message. This calls up a help window with an explanation of the INOP message and, where appropriate, a suggested solution for the problem.

Alarm Messages

Resp LEADS OFF

** awRR LOW

LL LEAD OFF

The lead LL has become detached from the patient or the lead set has been changed. Attach the missing electrode or select <New Lead Setup> to confirm the new lead set

Latching Alarms

The alarm latching setting for your monitor defines how the alarm indicators behave when you do not acknowledge them. When alarms are set to non-latching, their indicators end when the alarm condition ends. Switching alarm latching on means that visual and/or audible alarm indications are still displayed or announced by the monitor after the alarm condition ends. The indication lasts until you acknowledge the alarm.

Viewing the Alarm Latching Settings

To see the alarm latching setting for your monitor

1In the monitor’s Main Setup menu, select Alarms.

2Select Alarm Settings, and see the Visual Latching and Audible Latching settings.

This setting can only be changed in Configuration Mode. You should be aware of the settings chosen for your unit. There are three possible choices each for visual and audible latching, Red, Red and Yellow, and Off. These choices can be combined to give the following settings:

Visual Latching

R&Y

R&Y

R&Y

R

R

Off

Audible latching

R&Y

R

Off

R

Off

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R = red alarms, Y = yellow alarms

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