User's Manual

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Suspending/Pausing Alarms
Alarms
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If the transceiver is connected to TeleMon or the MP5 IntelliVue Patient
Monitor, alarms can be suspended only from TeleMon, and not from the
Information Center. The Alarms Suspend icon on the transceiver is lit (see
“Transceiver Controls - Front” on page 3-2), and an "Alarms Suspended"
message appears at TeleMon and the Information Center. Patient monitoring
(display of patient waveforms and numerics) continues for the duration of Alarm
Suspend/Pause.
Unsuspending
& Resuming
Alarms
Alarms will be resumed automatically after the configured suspend duration
time. You can cancel alarm suspend manually before the configured suspend
Step
Action
1Press the Telemetry and Check buttons simultaneously to activate
Alarm Suspend/Pause.
While alarms are suspended:
The transceiver illuminates the Alarms Suspend icon.
The message "Alarms Suspended" (or "Alarms Paused") is
displayed in the Patient Sector at the Information Center.
Note—For paired bedsides in Telemetry Overview, the
message is "Tele Alarms Suspend".
2 For instructions on how to suspend/pause alarms from the
Information Center, see the IntelliVue Information Center
Instructions for Use and the Information Center Online Help.
For instructions on how to suspend/pause alarms from TeleMon or
the MP5, see their respective Instructions for Use.