User Manual

ALARMS
116 PatientNet Operator’s Manual, v1.04, 10001001-00X, Draft
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Alarm Source
Alarm Source may be set to Central for alarm processing at the Central Station or
Bedside for alarm processing at the bedside monitor.
Alarms for ambulatory patients are always set to central source.
Alarms for bedside monitored patients can be set to central alarm source or bedside
alarm source.
Alarms for ventilator patients are always set to bedside source.
To set the alarm source, press Source on the Alarm Config screen to display the alarm
Source popup (fig. 57), then press the Alarm Source button on the popup to select the
appropriate source.
Fig. 57. Alarm Source popup
Central Alarm Source
In central alarm source, the Central Station processes all physiological alarms
(arrhythmia, ST, and high and low limit alarms) and ignores physiological alarms
called by the bedside monitor.
The Central Station processes all technical alarms except those listed in the Bedside
Alarm Source section.
Alarm settings–medical alarm limits, paging, storing, assign to net, and recording of
medical alarms–are made at the Central Station.
When arrhythmia is turned off, “AROFF” appears in the patient block.