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Panorama™ Operating Instructions 0070-10-0690-01 13 - 9
Alarms and Events Physiological Alarms and Events: Arrhythmias
13.2 Physiological Alarms and Events: Arrhythmias
This section lists the alarm messages that may appear at the Panorama Central Station when
an Arrhythmia alarm occurs.
Arrhythmia Alarms
EVENT
ALARM
PRIORITY
PANORAMA
CENTRAL STATION
MESSAGES REASON
V-Tach
1
1 V-Tach The configured number of consecutive
PVCs is reached at a rate equal to or
greater than the V-Tach threshold. The
range of the V-Tach heart rate is
between 100 to 180 beats per minute.
The range of the V-Tach threshold is
3-15 bpm.
V-Fib
1
1 V-Fib There is an absence of recognizable P,
QRS or T waves.
Asystole
1
1 Asystole There are no QRS complexes detected
for the configured time period in the
absence of Ventricular Fibrillation.
When using a View 12
™
card, the time
period range for an Asystole alarm is
between three (3) and ten (10) seconds,
and between three (3) and eight (8)
seconds when using a 3 or 5-wire lead
set.
Bigeminy 2,3 or Off
Factory
Default: 3
Bigeminy There are three or more cycles of one
PVC followed by a normal beat.
Couplet 2,3 or Off
Factory
Default: 3
Couplet There are two consecutive PVCs
detected between normal beats.
Irregular HR
2,3 or Off
Factory
Default: 3
Irregular HR The measured variation in the R-R
interval over a period of time exceeds a
preset limit established by the
arrhythmia algorithm.
Run 2,3 or Off
Factory
Default: 3
Run There are a number of consecutive PVCs
occurring at a rate that exceeds the
configured V-Tach rate.
Trigeminy 2,3 or Off
Factory
Default: 3
Trigeminy Three or more cycles of one PVC
coupled to two normal beats are
detected.
V-Rhythm 2,3 or Off
Factory
Default: 3
V-Rhythm The number of consecutive PVCs is
greater than two and the ventricular rate
is less than the configured V-Tach
threshold.
PVC 2,3 or Off
Factory
Default: 3
High PVC The number of PVCs detected per minute
exceeds the configured threshold.
1 Indicates alarm is latched.
2 Alarm will only be detected when using a View 12
™
card.
3 Alarm will not be detected when using a View 12
™
card.