Welch Allyn Medical Diagnostic Equipment Medical Alarms 8.1x Manual Do Utilizador
Directions for use
Chapter 5 Respond to alarms and alerts
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Important considerations: suspending an audible alarm or alert tone
Related to indications
Related to heart rate (HR) and arrhythmia alarms
Related to NIBP alarms
WARNING During an alarm or alert suspension period, be aware of new visual
alarm indications that might occur on the patient monitor or Virtual Monitor.
During a suspension period, these things occur at the Virtual Monitor and patient
monitor:
alarm indications that might occur on the patient monitor or Virtual Monitor.
During a suspension period, these things occur at the Virtual Monitor and patient
monitor:
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Audible tones are suspended for 90 seconds unless RESUME is clicked at
the central station or the alarm tone is reset at the patient monitor.
the central station or the alarm tone is reset at the patient monitor.
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Alarms for life threatening events—apnea, asystole, ventricular tachycardia,
and ventricular fibrillation—override the suspend state.
and ventricular fibrillation—override the suspend state.
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All other new alarms for the same patient are indicated only visually, by
additional red numeric highlights and arrhythmia or ST status messages.
additional red numeric highlights and arrhythmia or ST status messages.
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New equipment alerts are indicated only after the first alarm and alert
conditions are corrected.
conditions are corrected.
WARNING If an Acuity Central Station display is intentionally or inadvertently
muted, alarm and alert tones do not occur at the display. If your central station
display includes audible tones, remain aware of whether they are occurring. If
they appear to have stopped, ensure that tones are restored.
muted, alarm and alert tones do not occur at the display. If your central station
display includes audible tones, remain aware of whether they are occurring. If
they appear to have stopped, ensure that tones are restored.
WARNING All heart rate alarms are valid, even if the HR value at the central
station differs from that at the monitor.
station differs from that at the monitor.
If your system includes an Arrhythmia Analysis option, the Acuity System heart
rates for adult and pediatric patients are a result of system software analysis.
rates for adult and pediatric patients are a result of system software analysis.
The HR/PR numeric changes to “---” in the Virtual Monitor, Waveform Window,
review windows, and system printouts when the system detects ventricular
fibrillation or asystole. However, an apparently valid heart rate numeric might
show in the patient monitor.
review windows, and system printouts when the system detects ventricular
fibrillation or asystole. However, an apparently valid heart rate numeric might
show in the patient monitor.
WARNING Always identify the source of an alarm before you suspend or
silence it. When an NIBP alarm is suspended, the window borders and icon
colors at the central station are the pre-alarm color instead of the typical red
“Alarm Suspended” status.
silence it. When an NIBP alarm is suspended, the window borders and icon
colors at the central station are the pre-alarm color instead of the typical red
“Alarm Suspended” status.
WARNING If a noninvasive blood pressure reading is suspect, repeat the
measurement, watching a manometer (if the monitor has one) to verify the
reading. If you are still uncertain about the reading, use another method.
measurement, watching a manometer (if the monitor has one) to verify the
reading. If you are still uncertain about the reading, use another method.