User's Manual

Chapter 4: Handling Events
84 Series 5.0 Software (0510-1059-A_DRAFT) - User Guide
Transfer Expired
This alarm occurs when the selected amount of time required for a patient or asset to be transferred has expired
and the alarming band transmitter, in the Transfer mode, has not reached its destination.
To respond to a Transfer Expired Alarm
1. Determine the location of the patient or asset.
2. From the Client computer, click anywhere in the Transfer Expired Alarm Message Box to access the
Event Information window.
3. Select one of the following event causes:
• Patient Delayed—the patient or asset was delayed and needs more time for the transfer.
• Failed to Start—the Transfer was never started; or the patient or asset was never transferred.
• Tr a n s f e r C o m p l e t e d —the patient or asset was successfully transferred to the destination.
• Tes t —the system was being tested.
• Other—opens a Clear Reason window, user must enter the cause in this window.
You cannot clear an event until you select the appropriate cause for the event.
4. If the patient or asset has not yet been transferred, perform the Transfer function again.
If the patient or asset has not yet been moved, the system continues to assist staff in monitoring the
patient or asset.
Discharge Expired
This alarm occurs when the amount of time allowed for an alarming band transmitter to be removed has expired
and the discharge has not completed properly.
To respond to a Discharge Expired Alarm
1. If the transmitter has not yet been removed, click anywhere in the Discharge Expired Alarm Message
Box to access the Event Information window.
2. Select one of the following event causes:
• Patient Delayed—the patient or asset is delayed and requires more time for the discharge.
• Attendant Delayed—the attendant was delayed in discharging the patient or asset.
• Tes t —the system was being tested.
• Other—opens a Clear Reason window, user must enter the cause in this window.
You cannot clear an event until you select the appropriate cause for the event. If the patient or asset is
not being discharged, the patient or asset’s information is still in the database and the software continues
to assist staff in monitoring the patient or asset.
3. Perform the Discharge function again.