User's Manual

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Rad-87 Pulse CO-Oximeter Operator’s Manual
5
Alarms and Messages
Alarm Priorities
The Rad-87 has three levels of alarm priority implemented: high, medium and low. The alarm
priorities reflect how the instrument will behave when an alarm is present. The following table
outlines instrument attributes within the alarm priorities.
ALARMS
INSTRUMENT ATTRIBUTES
SYSTEM
STATUS
LIGHT
PARAM-
ETER
VALUE
PARAM-
ETER
LABEL
ALARM
BELL
AUDIBLE
TONE
High
Low SpO
2
Flashing Red
Flashing Flashing
Flashing
Red
Active
High pulse rate
Low pulse rate
High SpCO
High SpMet
High SpHb
Low SpHb
High RRa
Low RRa
Sensor Off, No Sensor,
Incompatible Sensor or
Adhesive, Replace Sensor,
Adhesive, or Reusable,
SEN 000, Adh 000
No cable, Incompatible
Cable, Replace Cable,
Cbl 000
Instrument failures
Medium
High SpO
2
Flashing
Yellow
Off
High PI
Low PI
High PVI
Low PVI
Low battery, monitoring
patient
Low
Low SpCO
Solid Yellow
Low SpMet
Low battery, not monitoring
patient