User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1 – General Information
- 2 – Setup
- 3 – Monitoring
- Perform ECG/RESP Monitoring
- Use the Propaq CS Monitor With Pacemaker Patients
- Perform Invasive Blood Pressure (IBP) Monitoring
- Take a Non-Invasive Blood Pressure (NIBP) Reading
- Perform Temperature Monitoring
- Perform SpO2 Monitoring
- Perform Mainstream CO2 Monitoring
- Perform Sidestream CO2 Monitoring
- Set Up the CO2 Display and Alarm Limits
- 4 – Alarms & Alerts
- 5 – Printing & Trends
- 6 – Acuity
- 7 – Defibrillator Synchronization
- 8 – Maintenance
- 9 – Reference
- Index
Propaq CS Directions for Use 109
Reference
Alarms Specifications
Characteristic Specification
Indicators (see table below) Red indicator light: flashing light indicates patient alarm; continuously on
indicates patient alarms are suspended.
Yellow indicator light: continuously on indicates one or more alarm limits have
been disabled; flashing light indicates an equipment alert.
Tone Frequency 900 Hertz
Tone is steady for a patient alarm and sounds for 1 second every 4 seconds for
an equipment alert.
Selectable Tone Volume Low, Medium, High
Limits Settable on all parameters
Control Automatic preset or manual settings
Alarm Priority Highest priority: Apnea, then patient alarms
Lowest priority: Equipment alerts
Alarm on Tachycardias Most tachycardias will alarm in less than 8 seconds. These include AAMI 3.1.2.1
part f. waveforms. Certain multifocal tachycardias may initially alarm as “low rate.”
Apnea delay setting Adult/Ped = 6, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 seconds
Neonate = 6, 10, 15, 20 seconds
Alarm Holdoff Time Period
1
1. To help minimize false alarms, the monitor briefly delays or “holds off” triggering alarms for limit violations for these vital
signs. After the alarm holdoff period begins, if the monitor detects that the patient’s vital sign has returned to acceptable
limits, the monitor cancels the alarm holdoff. The next time a vital sign limit is violated, the monitor starts a new holdoff
period.
HR/PR = 3 seconds (except NIBP PR)
SpO
2
= 10 seconds
RR/BR = 5 seconds
Audio Alarm Holdoff with
Acuity
When a Propaq CS monitor in Adult or Pediatric Mode is connected to an Acuity
System, the audio alarms at the bedside monitor can be delayed up to 4 minutes
and 15 seconds. The delay time is selected in Acuity software at the time of
Acuity installation. Visual alarm indications and Nurse Call alarm are not delayed.
Propaq CS Monitor Alarm Indications
Patient and Alarm Limit Status
Red
Alarm
Yellow
Alarm(s)
Off
Nurse
Call
Tone
Patient in alarm condition, and all alarm limits on FLASH OFF ON ON
Patient in alarm condition, and at least one alarm limit is off FLASH ON ON ON
Patient alarms suspended (whether in alarm condition or not)
and at least one alarm limit is off
ON ON OFF OFF
Patient alarms suspended (whether in alarm condition or not)
and all alarm limits are on
ON OFF OFF OFF
Patient not in alarm condition, and at least one alarm limit is off. OFF ON OFF OFF
Equipment alert, patient not in alarm condition OFF FLASH OFF ON 1 s,
OFF 4 s
Equipment alert, patient alarms suspended ON FLASH OFF OFF