Philips MP40/50 Medical Alarms User Manual


 
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3 Alarms 41
Visual Alarm Indicators 42
Audible Alarm Indicators 42
Alarm Tone Configuration 42
Traditional Audible Alarms (HP/Agilent/Philips/Carenet) 43
ISO/IEC Standard 9703-2 Audible Alarms 43
Changing the Alarm Tone Volume 43
Minimum Volume for No Central Monitoring INOP 43
Acknowledging Alarms 44
Acknowledging Disconnect INOPs 44
Alarm Reminder (ReAlarm) 44
Pausing or Switching Off Alarms 44
To Pause All Alarms 45
To Switch All Alarms Off 45
To Switch Individual Measurement Alarms On or Off 45
While Alarms are Paused or Off 45
Restarting Paused Alarms 46
Resetting Arrhythmia Alarm Timeouts 46
Extending the Alarm Pause Time 46
Alarm Limits 46
Viewing Individual Alarm Limits 46
Viewing All Alarm Limits 47
Changing Alarm Limits 48
About Automatic Alarm Limits (AutoLimits) 49
Documenting Alarm Limits 49
Reviewing Alarms 50
Alarm Messages Window 50
Review Alarms Window 50
Understanding Alarm Messages 51
Latching Alarms 51
Viewing the Alarm Latching Settings 51
Alarm Latching Behavior 52
Testing Alarms 52
Alarm Behavior at On/Off 52
4 Patient Alarms and INOPs 53
Patient Alarm Messages 53
Technical Alarm Messages (INOPs) 59
5 Managing Patients 77
Admitting a Patient 77
Patient Category and Paced Status 78
Admitting a Centrally-Monitored Patient 78
Quick Admitting a Patient 78
Editing Patient Information 79