Philips V26CT, V24CT manual Priorities

Alarm Functions

Alarm Display
Alarm	• Red alarms - Highest priority alarms, displayed in the top right
Priorities	corner of the display screen. These are marked with three
	asterisks (***) next to the alarm message, for example,
	***ASYSTOLE.
	• Yellow alarms - displayed in the top center of the display screen.
	There are two types of yellow alarms; continuous yellow alarms
	and short yellow alarms. The continuous yellow alarms are
	associated with preset alarm limits. The short yellow alarms are
	active from the arrhythmia computer.
	Both types of yellow alarms are marked with two asterisks (**)
	next to the alarm message, for example, **HR 56<60, but the alarm
	tone is shorter with the alarms from the arrhythmia computer. For
	both the short and continuous yellow alarm, the yellow lamp is lit.
	• INOPs - displayed in the top left corner of the display screen. The
	INOPs also have priority levels, they are as follows:
	– Equipment Related INOPs - These are caused by setup or
	hardware faults, for example, “ABP NO TRANSDUCER”. You
	will hear an INOP tone. When an equipment-related INOP can
	have a direct effect on the patient, for example “NBP CUFF
	OVERPRESS” of the noninvasive pressure cuff, it is
	categorized as a severe INOP. When a severe INOP occurs
	the system alarm capability is switched ON by the system, if
	not already on. You will hear an INOP tone. System alarms
	cannot be suspended until the cause of the severe INOP has
	been eliminated.
	– Patient Related INOPs - These are usually caused by the
	system being unable to process signals properly, for example,
	“Noisy ECG”. You will not hear an INOP tone with this level
	of INOP.

5-8 Alarm Functions