4 Patient Alarms and INOPs

Technical Alarm Messages (INOPs)

INOP Message, Indication

Source

What to do

 

 

 

<Pressure label> EQUIP

PRESS

Contact your service personnel.

MALF

 

The pressure hardware is faulty.

Numeric displayed with -?-

 

 

INOP tone.

 

 

<Pressure label> NO

PRESS

Make sure that the pressure transducer is connected to the

TRANSDUCER

 

measurement server or module server.

Numeric is replaced by -?-

 

If you silence this INOP, the measurement will be switched off.

INOP tone.

 

 

<Pressure label> NOISY

PRESS

This INOP can only arise when a pressure is selected as the

SIGNAL

 

pulse source. It occurs when the pulse detector finds a pulse

Pulse numeric is replaced by -?-

 

rate above 350bpm. This is usually caused by movement

INOP tone.

 

artifact or electrical interference.

<Pressure label> NON-

PRESS

This INOP can only arise when a pressure is selected as the

PULSATILE

 

pulse source. It occurs when the pulse rate being measured is

Pulse numeric is replaced by -?-

 

less than 25 beats per minute or the amplitude is less than three

INOP tone.

 

mmHg.

 

 

Check the catheter and connections to the patient.

<Pressure label>

PRESS

Make sure that the measurement has been properly prepared

OVERRANGE

 

and zeroed, and that the transducer is level with the heart. If

Numeric is replaced by -?-

 

this INOP persists, try another transducer.

INOP tone.

 

Possible causes are a measured pressure outside the allowed

 

 

pressure range, or a broken wire to the transducer.

<Pressure label> REDUCE

PRESS

Increase the scale for the pressure wave.

SIZE

 

 

<Pressure label> TRANSDUC

PRESS

Contact your service personnel.

MALF

 

The transducer is faulty.

Numeric is replaced by -?-

 

 

INOP tone.

 

 

<Pressure label>

PRESS

A Pressure measurement label has been deactivated, either by

UNPLUGGED

 

unplugging a module, or by deactivating the label in the

 

 

Measurement Selection window.

 

 

The measurement automatically disappears from the display.

 

 

To switch the measurement on again, either replug the module

 

 

or reactivate the measurement label in the Measurement

 

 

Selection window.

<Pressure label>

PRESS

Perform a zero and check the calibration of the transducer.

ZERO+CHECK CAL

 

 

Numeric is replaced by -?-

 

 

RA LEAD OFF

ECG

The RA electrode has become detached from the patient or the

Numeric is replaced by -?-

 

lead set has been changed. Reattach the electrode or select New

INOP tone.

 

Lead Setup in the Setup ECG menu to confirm the

 

 

new lead set.

RAP INOPS

PRESS

See <Pressure label> INOPS (under Pressure).

Rem.Alarmdev.Malf

Monitor

There is a problem with the connection to the remote alert

INOP tone

 

device. Contact your service personnel to check the remote

 

alert device and its connections.

 

 

RESP EQUIP MALF

RESP

Contact your service personnel. The RESP hardware is faulty.

Numeric is replaced by -?-

 

 

INOP tone.

 

 

 

 

 

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