User's Manual

4-12 Alarms
Alarm Text
Priority
Condition
Source
* MULTIFORM PVCs
Yellow
The occurrence of two differently
shaped Vs, each occurring at least
twice within the last 300 beats as well
as each occurring at least once within
the last 60 beats.
ST/AR
Enhanced
Arrhythmia
* NON-SUSTAIN VT
Yellow
A run of Vs having a ventricular Heart
Rate greater than V-Tach limit but
lasting for less than the V-Tach Run
limit.
ST/AR
Enhanced
Arrhythmia
*Nurse Call
Yellow
The patient has pressed the
Multi-Function Button on the MX40.
* PACER NOT CAPT
Yellow
No QRS for 1.75 x the average R-R
interval with Pace Pulse (paced
patient only).
ST/AR
Basic &
Enhanced
Arrhythmia
* PACER NOT PACE
Yellow
No QRS and Pace Pulse for 1.75 x
the average R-R interval (paced
patient only).
ST/AR
Basic &
Enhanced
Arrhythmia
* PAIR PVCs
Yellow
Two consecutive PVCs between
non-PVCs.
ST/AR
Enhanced
Arrhythmia
* PAUSE
Yellow
No QRS detected for x seconds.
Choices of >1.5 to 2.5 seconds.
ST/AR
Enhanced
Arrhythmia
* PVCs >xxx/MIN
Yellow
PVCs within one minute exceed by
the PVCs/min limit (xxx).
ST/AR
Basic &
Enhanced
Arrhythmia
* R-ON-T PVCs
Yellow
For Heart Rate less than 100, a PVC
with R-R interval less than 1/3 the
average interval followed by a
compensatory pause of 1.25 x
average R-R interval, or 2 such Vs
without a compensatory pause
occurring within 5 minutes of each
other. (When Heart Rate is greater
than 100, 1/3 R-R interval is too short
for detection.)
ST/AR
Enhanced
Arrhythmia
* RUN PVCs
Yellow
Run of PVCs greater than or equal to
2.
ST/AR
Enhanced
Arrhythmia
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