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Table 29. Alarm and alert indications at (optional) hallway message panels and in message
window at the top of the Acuity Central Station screen
window at the top of the Acuity Central Station screen
Alarms
(red)
(red)
Monitor equipment
alerts
(yellow)
alerts
(yellow)
System-wide
equipment alerts
(yellow)
equipment alerts
(yellow)
Patient
information
alerts
(yellow)
information
alerts
(yellow)
Message
“RM number” followed by
alarm-type and violating
vital sign.
alarm-type and violating
vital sign.
Specific messages for specific alerts.
No messages
Priority
Only highest priority message for each patient/monitor
is displayed. Life threatening alarms take priority over
all other alarms.
is displayed. Life threatening alarms take priority over
all other alarms.
If more than one patient has an alarm or alert at one
time, the messages rotate in and out.
time, the messages rotate in and out.
New alarms appear before new alerts.
Messages appear only
when no alarms or
monitor equipment
alerts are occurring.
when no alarms or
monitor equipment
alerts are occurring.
Duration
Messages appear for at least five seconds, and then other active messages
reappear, one-by-one. The Disk Failure equipment alert is displayed for two
minutes four times an hour.
reappear, one-by-one. The Disk Failure equipment alert is displayed for two
minutes four times an hour.