User Manual

Panorama™ Operating Instructions 0070-10-0690-01 3 - 5
Alarm Behavior Physiological Alarms
For additional information about defining a parameters alarm priority, refer to ‘‘Configuring
Alarm Responses’’ on page 6-14 and ‘‘Setting the System Alarms Responses’’ on page 9-27.
Priority 1 Alarms
Priority 1 alarms are the most severe alarm type. Lethal-arrhythmia alarms (Asystole, V-Tach,
and V-Fib) are automatically configured as Priority 1 alarms and cannot be modified. Priority
1 alarm conditions cause the applicable parameter sub-tile to flash in red, display a red text
message in the Patient Status line, and use a Priority 1 alarm sound. A parameters’ alarm
priority is configured in the System Alarms (System Alarm Responses) tab.
Priority 2 Alarms
Priority 2 alarms are less severe than Priority 1 alarms, and have different visual and audio
indicators. Heart rate (HR), ST Single, and ST Dual default to Priority 2 alarms. Priority 2
alarm conditions cause the applicable parameter sub-tile to flash in yellow (for a
physiological alarm), display a yellow text message in the Patient Status line, and use a
Priority 2 alarm sound (if alarm delay is not enabled). A parameters’ alarm priority is
configured in the System Alarms (System Alarm Responses) tab.
Priority 3 Alarms
Priority 3 alarms are the least severe of the three alarm priorities. By default, temperature
(T1/T2), respiration, and SpO
2
are Priority 3 alarms. Priority 3 alarm conditions cause the
applicable parameter sub-tile to display in constant yellow, display a yellow text message in
the Patient Status line, and use a Priority 3 alarm sound (if alarm delay is not enabled). A
parameters’ alarm priority is configured in the System Alarms (System Alarm Responses)
tab.
Priority Off
Alarm priority can be turned off for certain alarms. Parameters configured to use Priority Off
do not have any visual or audio alarm indicators, however, the Print on Alarm and Save
To Event alarm response options still function.
3.2.3.2 Save To Event
Save To Event enables the Panorama Central Station to save a 20 second snapshot of a
specific alarm event so that it can later be retrieved and studied in more detail. The Save To
Event option is disabled at the ViewStation.
3.2.3.3 Print on Alarm
Print on Alarm automatically generates a patient All Strips Report when a specified alarm
is triggered. The patient tile Print on Alarm option is enabled at the ViewStation and functions
in the same manner as the host central station. Changes made to the patient tile Print on
Alarm option, at the ViewStation, will not affect the patient tile Print on Alarm option at the
host central station. For additional information about the All Strips Report, refer to the ‘‘All
Strips Report’’ on page 8-2.