Patient Alarm Messages

4 Patient Alarms and INOPs

Alarm Message

From

Condition

Indication

 

 

 

 

**RR HIGH

RESP

The respiration rate has exceeded the

numeric flashes and high limit

 

 

 

 

high alarm limit.

is highlighted, yellow alarm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lamp, alarm tone.

**RR LOW

RESP

The respiration rate has dropped below

numeric flashes and low limit

 

 

 

 

the low alarm limit.

is highlighted, yellow alarm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lamp, alarm tone.

*/**RUN PVCs HIGH

ECG/

A run of PVCs greater than 2 was

numeric flashes, yellow alarm

 

Arrhythmia

detected.

lamp, short yellow audible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alarm.

**<SpO2 label>

SpO2

The arterial oxygen saturation has

numeric flashes and high limit

HIGH

 

 

 

exceeded the high alarm limit.

is highlighted, yellow alarm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lamp, alarm tone.

**<SpO2 label> LOW

SpO2

The arterial oxygen saturation has fallen

numeric flashes and low limit

 

 

 

 

below the low alarm limit.

is highlighted, yellow alarm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lamp, alarm tone.

**ST<n> HIGH

ECG/

The ST elevation in lead <n> is higher

numeric flashes and high alarm

 

Arrhythmia

than the limit.

limit is highlighted, yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alarm lamp, alarm tone.

**ST<n> LOW

ECG/

The ST depression in lead <n> is lower

numeric flashes and low alarm

 

Arrhythmia

than the limit.

limit is highlighted, yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alarm lamp, alarm tone.

**ST MULTI <n>,<n>

ECG/

The ST depression or elevation is

numeric flashes, yellow alarm

 

Arrhythmia

outside of the limit in two or more leads

lamp, alarm tone

 

 

 

 

<n> and <n>

 

**ST MULTI

ECG/

The ST depression or elevation is

(on monitor) numeric flashes,

at Information Center

Arrhythmia

outside of the limit in two or more

yellow alarm lamp, alarm tone

 

 

 

 

leads. Check on the monitor for more

 

 

 

 

 

details about which leads are affected.

 

**SvO2 HIGH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SvO2

The SvO2 value has exceeded the high

numeric flashes and high alarm

 

 

 

 

limit.

limit is highlighted, yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alarm lamp, alarm tone.

**SvO2 LOW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SvO2

The SvO2 value has fallen below the low

numeric flashes and low alarm

 

 

 

 

limit.

limit is highlighted, yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alarm lamp, alarm tone.

*/**SVT

ECG/

A run of supraventricular beats greater

numeric flashes, yellow alarm

 

Arrhythmia

than the SVT run limit has been

lamp, alarm tone.

 

 

 

 

detected and the HR has exceeded the

 

 

 

 

 

SVT HR limit.

 

***TACHY (Pulse)

Press, SpO2

The heart rate from the Pulse signal has

numeric flashes, alarm limit is

or

 

 

 

exceeded the tachycardia limit. xxx

highlighted, red alarm lamp,

***TACHY xxx>yyy

 

 

 

denotes the highest measured value; yyy

alarm tone.

 

 

 

 

is the tachycardia limit.

 

**Tblood HIGH

C.O.

The blood temperature value has

numeric flashes, high alarm

 

 

 

 

exceeded the high alarm limit.

limit is highlighted, yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alarm lamp, alarm tone.

**Tblood LOW

C.O.

The blood temperature value has fallen

numeric flashes, low alarm

 

 

 

 

below the low alarm limit.

limit is highlighted, yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alarm lamp, alarm tone.

**tcpO2 HIGH/

tcGas

The tcpO2 or tcpCO2 value has

numeric flashes, high alarm

**tcpCO2 HIGH

 

 

 

exceeded the high alarm limit.

limit is highlighted, yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alarm lamp, alarm tone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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