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ALARMS
118 PatientNet Operator’s Manual, v1.04, 10001001-00X, Draft
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Patient-Specific Alarms
Monitored parameters differ among bedside monitored, ambulatory and ventilator
patients. The tables in this section list patient-specific alarms along with their trigger-
ing conditions.
Ambulatory Patients
Table 11. Ambulatory physiological alarms
Alarm Label Alarm Triggering Condition
HIGH HR high heart rate heart rate greater than high HR limit
LOW HR low heart rate heart rate below the low HR limit
ASYSTOLE asystole no QRS detected for 3.0 sec.
V-FIB ventricular fibrillation Rapid disorganized ventricular impulses, no QRS
V-TACH ventricular tachycardia Configurable.
The number of consecutive PVCs can be set equal
to, and between, 3 and 8. The Heart Rate can be set
equal to, and between, 100 and 120 BPM. A V-
TACH alarm is triggered when the consecutive PVC
count is reached AND the heart rate is greater than
or equal to the set Heart Rate Value.
V-RUN ventricular run V-RUN is triggered when the number of consecutive
PVCs is greater than 2 and less than the V-TACH
configured PVC value (i.e. when the V-TACH is
configured at 3 PVCs, the V-RUN alarm is never
triggered).
V-RHYTHM ventricular rhythm V-RHYTHM is triggered when the number of con-
secutive PVCs is greater than or equal to the V-
TACH configured PVC value, but the Heart Rate is
less than the V-TACH configured heart rate value.
HIGH PVC high PVC PVC count > high PVC limit
PVC PVC single PVC
SV-TACH supraventricular
tachycardia
8 or more consecutive Supraventricular ectopic
beats, HR 150 or more
COUPLET ventricular couplet 2 consecutive PVCs
BIGEMINY ventricular bigeminy N-PVC-N-PVC-N-PVC sequence
(N = normal beat)
TRIGEMINY ventricular trigeminy N-N-PVC-N-N-PVC-N-N-PVC sequence
(N = normal beat)
ST ALARM ST alarm ST elevation/depression exceeds limits
ZERO RATE zero heart rate heart rate = zero on a patient set to arrhythmia OFF