4 Patient Alarms and INOPs

Patient Alarm Messages

Alarm Message

From

Condition

Indication

 

 

 

 

*/**NON-SUSTAIN VT

ECG/

A run of Vs having a ventricular HR>V-

numeric flashes, yellow alarm

 

Arrhythmia

Tach HR limit, but lasting for less than

lamp, short yellow audible

 

 

the V-Tach Run limit has been detected.

alarm.

*/**PACER NOT CAPT

ECG/

A missed beat with a pace pulse was

numeric flashes, yellow alarm

 

Arrhythmia

detected.

lamp, short yellow audible

 

(paced

 

alarm.

 

patients only)

 

 

*/**PACER NT

ECG/

A missed beat without a pace pulse was

numeric flashes, yellow alarm

PACING

Arrhythmia

detected.

lamp, short yellow audible

 

(paced

 

alarm.

 

patients only)

 

 

*/**PAIR PVCs

ECG/

A non-ventricular contraction, followed

numeric flashes, yellow alarm

 

Arrhythmia

by two ventricular contractions,

lamp, short yellow audible

 

 

followed by a non-ventricular

alarm.

 

 

contraction has been detected.

 

*/**PAUSE

ECG/

No beat detected for a period greater

numeric flashes, yellow alarm

 

Arrhythmia

than the pause threshold.

lamp, short yellow audible

 

 

 

alarm.

***<Pressure>

PRESS

The pressure is non-pulsatile and the

numeric flashes, red alarm

DISCONNECT

 

mean pressure is continuously less than

lamp, alarm tone.

 

 

10mmHg (1.3kPa). This alarm occurs

 

 

 

only with arterial pressures (P, ABP,

 

 

 

ART, Ao, BAP, FAP, PAP, UAP).

 

**<Pressure> HIGH

PRESS

The measured pressure value is above

numeric flashes, high limit is

 

 

the high alarm limit. s, d, or m after the

highlighted, yellow alarm

 

 

label indicates whether the systolic,

lamp, alarm tone.

 

 

diastolic or mean pressure has crossed

 

 

 

the limit.

 

**<Pressure> LOW

PRESS

The measured pressure value is below

numeric flashes and low limit

 

 

the low alarm limit. s, d, or m after the

is highlighted, yellow alarm

 

 

label indicates whether the systolic,

lamp, alarm tone.

 

 

diastolic or mean pressure has crossed

 

 

 

the limit.

 

**PULSE HIGH

PRESS

The pulse rate has exceeded the high

numeric flashes and high limit

 

SpO2

alarm limit.

is highlighted, yellow alarm

 

 

 

lamp, alarm tone.

**PULSE LOW

PRESS

The pulse rate has dropped below the

numeric flashes and low limit

 

SpO2

low alarm limit.

is highlighted, yellow alarm

 

 

 

lamp, alarm tone.

*/**PVCs/min HIGH

ECG/

More premature ventricular

numeric flashes, yellow alarm

 

Arrhythmia

contractions have been detected in a

lamp, short yellow audible

 

 

minute than the limit.

alarm.

*/**R-ON-T PVCs

ECG/

For HR <100, a PVC with R-R interval

numeric flashes, yellow alarm

 

Arrhythmia

< 1/3 the average interval followed by a

lamp, short yellow audible

 

 

compensatory pause of 1.25 x average

alarm.

 

 

R-R interval or two such Vs without

 

 

 

compensatory pause occurring within 5

 

 

 

minutes of each other. (When HR

 

 

 

>100, 1/3 R-R interval is too short for

 

 

 

detection.).

 

 

 

 

 

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