User Manual

ALARMS
PatientNet Operator’s Manual, v1.04, 10001001-00X, Draft 127
All information contained herein is subject to the rights and restrictions on the title page.
Attendant Present
The instrument transceiver (DT-7000) and ambulatory transceiver (DT-4500) have the
capability of sending an attendant present alarm indicator to the Central Station. Once
the Central Station receives the attendant present alarm indicator, the Central Station
activates the attendant present alarm and displays the text “ATT PRESENT” in the
patient block. The alarm level may be configured to allow the attendant present alarm
to rotate with other configured physiological alarms.
Note: Refer to “Attendant Present / Procedure Alarm Silence (PAS) Unlock But-
ton” on page 188 for further information.
The following are examples of system alarm configurations.
1. When configured as a level 3 alarm, all level 1 and 2 alarms supersede the
attendant present alarm and the attendant present alarm rotates with all physi-
ological level 3 alarms.
2. When set to OFF the attendant present alarm is ignored.
The attendant present alarm sound has the medical alarm sound associated with the
configured level of the attendant present alarm at the time the alarm was activated.
Full disclosure is annotated “ATT PRESENT” when the attendant present alarm is
triggered.
Procedure Alarm Silence (PAS)
The instrument transceiver (DT-7000/DT-7001) and ambulatory transceiver (DT-
4500) have the capability of sending a procedure alarm silence indicator to the Central
Station. When the procedure alarm silence indicator is received at the Central Station,
the central station then triggers the procedure alarm silence and displays the text “PA
SILENCE” in the patient block.
Note: Refer to “Procedure Alarm Silence (PAS) Button” on page 189 for further
information.
The procedure alarm silence remains active until one of the following conditions
occur:
• the transceiver no longer sends the procedure alarm silence indicator to the
central station
• a level 1 alarm is triggered at the central station
• the patient tile alarm text area is clicked on
Note: Alarms are set to ON after the area is clicked
The PAS alarm also performs the following functions:
• while the procedure alarm silence alarm is active, a timer is displayed in the
fourth patient block configurable field denoting the procedure silence alarm
time (which starts at 120 seconds) that is remaining on the transceiver