Data Critical Corporation 00DT-7000 User Manual
USE AND MAINTENANCE
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DT-7000 Operator’s Manual, Revision A
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Procedure Alarm Silence (PAS) Button
Depressing the PAS button, while the PAS Status Indicator LED is flashing, informs
the clinicians at the Central Station area that the attending nurse will be performing a
procedure to the patient that may cause inadvertent false alarms at the Central Station
(i.e. changing lead wires, electrodes, etc.)
the clinicians at the Central Station area that the attending nurse will be performing a
procedure to the patient that may cause inadvertent false alarms at the Central Station
(i.e. changing lead wires, electrodes, etc.)
Once the PAS button is pressed, the following events occur at the Central Station.
1.
A timer is displayed in the fourth patient block configurable field that displays
the length of Procedural Alarm Silence time remaining on the transceiver.
the length of Procedural Alarm Silence time remaining on the transceiver.
CAUTION: All non-level one alarms are ignored while the PAS alarm is active.
2.
“
PA SILENCE
” is denoted in Full Disclosure for the duration of the PAS
period.
Once the PAS button is pressed, the DT-4500 enters the PAS Mode with the following
indications:
indications:
1.
The active time is set for 120 seconds and begins counting down.
2.
The active time is transmitted to the Central Station.
3.
The PAS Status LED indicates the time remaining through its flash speed.
The LED flash speed increases as the PAS time remaining decreases from 120
seconds to 0 seconds.
The LED flash speed increases as the PAS time remaining decreases from 120
seconds to 0 seconds.
4.
The attendant can reset the PAS active time to 120 seconds by pressing both
Attendant Present buttons again.
Attendant Present buttons again.
The Procedure Alarm Silence alarm remains active until one of the following condi-
tions occur:
tions occur:
1.
The transceiver no longer sends the procedure alarm silence indicator to the
Central Station.
Central Station.
2.
A level one alarm is detected and triggered at the Central Station
3.
The patient tile alarm text area is clicked on. All alarms are set to ON once
this area is clicked.
this area is clicked.
4.
The attendant presses the PAS button while PAS is active. This will automati-
cally cancel the 120 second PAS at the Central Station, and will re-enable the
audible alarm tone.
cally cancel the 120 second PAS at the Central Station, and will re-enable the
audible alarm tone.