User Manual

ALARMS
126 PatientNet Operator’s Manual, v1.04, 10001001-00X, Draft
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Special Alarm Handling
Muscle
When muscle artifact is detected, the alarm annotation in the full disclosure one-hour
report reads “Muscle” rather than any alarm that may have occurred during the same
one-minute interval. This notifies you that any alarm call during this period may have
been influenced by muscle artifact.
Level 1
Asystole, V-FIB, and V-TACH alarms are set to level 1 priority and cannot be
changed. The Low Heart Rate (LOW HR) alarm may be designated a Level 1 alarm, if
desired.
Check Patient
The CHK PATIENT alarm is a “catch-all” alarm to display any alarms supported by
the bedside, but not listed in the current alarm list. It is called regardless of alarm
source.
Bed Alarm
The Bed Alarm is a technical alarm that is equivalent to the CHK PATIENT Alarm. It
is called when an alarm occurs on a patient monitor that is not supported by the Cen-
tral Station. It is called regardless of alarm source.
Check Bedside
The CHK BEDSIDE alarm is a technical alarm that is equivalent to the CHK
PATIENT alarm. It is called regardless of alarm source.
Zero Rate
The ZERO RATE alarm is called on the Central Station for patients with arrhythmia
set to OFF. For ambulatory patients and bedside monitored patients with heart rate
source set to ECG, zero rate is called when asystole or V-FIB is detected. When a bed-
side monitored patient’s heart rate source is not set to ECG, zero rate is called when
the heart rate is 20 bpm or less and the transceiver signal is good.
Nurse
The nurse alarm may be configured to level 1,2,3 and OFF. Its priority is the same as
physiological alarms; its sound is the medical alarm sound that corresponds to the
level of the nurse alarm.