User's Manual Part 10

Directions for Use Specifications 171
Limits Settable on all parameters
Separate adult/pediatric/neonate mode settable limits
Alarm control Automatic preset or manual settings
Alarm priority High
Medium
Low
Patient alarms (Life-threatening)
Equipment alerts
Alarm off
Alarm on tachycardias Most tachycardias alarm in less than 8 seconds. These include AAMI 3.1.2.1
part f. waveforms. Certain multifocal tachycardias can initially alarm as “low
rate.”
Alarm hold-off period HR/PR
% SpO
2
RR
3 seconds
10 seconds
5 seconds
To keep false alarms to a minimum, the monitor briefly delays or “holds off”
triggering audible and visual alarms for limit violations for these vital signs.
After the hold-off period begins, if the monitor detects that the vital sign has
returned to acceptable limits, the monitor cancels the alarm. The next time a
limit is violated, the monitor starts a new hold-off.
Audio alarm hold-off with Acuity When a monitor is connected to Acuity, the audio alarms at the 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
are not delayed.
Acuity has a default audio alarm hold-off of 11 seconds.
Alarms suspend When ‘alarms suspend’ is enabled, the monitor alarm tones for all
parameters can be suspended on the floor for a configurable period: 90
seconds, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes (default), 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15
minutes, or 60 minutes.
Patient out
-of-range;
transmitter failure
When a monitor is used with Acuity, an equipment alert is generated
whenever the monitor fails to communicate with Acuity after a connection
has been successfully established. In addition, the ‘No Acuity’ icon is
displayed on the monitor.
Battery failure An equipment alert is generated before the monitor battery becomes
exhausted.
Snapshot/event mark When is pressed, the monitor records a Snapshot. If the monitor is
connected to Acuity, the monitor also sends a message to Acuity so Acuity
can mark and print it.
Table 18. Specification: Default Alarm Limits
Characteristic Specification
Upper Lower
HR/PR Adult 120 beats/min
Pediatric 150 beats/min
Neonate 150 beats/min
Adult 50 beats/min
Pediatric 50 beats/min
Neonate 50 beats/min
Resp Adult 30 breaths/min
Pediatric 45 breaths/min
Neonate 60 breaths/min
Adult 5 breaths/min
Pediatric 10 breaths/min
Neonate 10 breaths/min
SpO
2
Adult 100%
Pediatric 100%
Neonate 98%
Adult 90%
Pediatric 90%
Neonate 85%