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Alarm conditions
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Physiological alarm conditions are triggered by a patient
measurement exceeding the parameter limits, or by an
arrhythmia condition.
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Technical alarm conditions are triggered by an electrical,
mechanical, or other failure of the equipment, or by failure of a
sensor or component. Technical alarm conditions may also be
caused when an algorithm cannot classify or interpret the
available data. The visual manifestation of a technical alarm is
active as long as the reason for that alarm exists.
For more information about alarm conditions and alarm delay, see
the "Default Configuration Worksheet" .
Alarm priority levels
Alarm priority levels are determined automatically, for more
information about each alarm's priority level, see the "Default
Configuration Worksheet".
Two or more alarms of equal priority are ranked according to the
generated time. The latest alarm displays on the left.
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Alarm priority escalation
An escalating alarm starts at a designated priority level (low or
medium) and will escalate to the next higher priority level of alarm
(after a set number of seconds) if the alarm condition has not been
resolved. It is important to note that these escalate up to the next
level but will not reset until the condition has been resolved.
NOTE: Alarm priority escalation affects the currently ongoing alarm
condition, not any future alarms of the same type. Any new alarms
will alarm at their designated priority level, not at the escalated level.
For more information about alarm priority escalation, see the
"Default Configuration Worksheet".
Alarm tones
The monitor has four options for alarm tones and patterns: ISO, ISO2,
General and IEC. To choose the alarm tones, see
options".
"Changing alarm
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