User's Manual

NetGuard™ Operating Instructions 0070-10-0678-01 3 - 1
3.0 NetGuard Alarms
3.1 General Alarm Behavior
The NetGuard system uses alarms to send notification when a patient’s physiological status
changes or a device has a specific technical issue. When a patient is first admitted, the
alarm settings configured by the NetGuard System Administrator are in effect. Individual
patient heart rate settings can be configured by an individual NetGuard user if the NetGuard
System Administrator has enabled this functionality.
NetGuard uses two alarm types: System level and Patient level. Alarm notification for each
alarm type may include visual indicators, audible indicators, or both.
3.1.1 Alarm Behaviors
The indicators associated with a physiological alarm are:
Visual Indicators
Visual indicators provide visual notification when an alarm threshold is violated.
Audio Indicators
Audio indicators provide audible notification when an alarm threshold is violated. Audio
alarms are triggered by the onset of an alarm condition.
NOTE: Audio indicators will differ based on the alarm type.
3.1.2 Alarm Latching
Alarm latching denotes that the audio and visual indicators, associated with an alarm
condition, will not automatically stop even when the patient alarm condition is resolved. By
default, System level alarms are automatically latched and Patient level alarms are unlatched.