User Manual Part 6
Alarms
2001989-301A- draft 1 ApexPro™ 5-11
WARNING
Alarms do not sound, alarm histories are not stored, and alarm
graphs do not print during an alarms off with reason condition.
NOTE
The patient must be in antenna range for the alarm pause state to cease. After the
patient has returned to antenna range and/or alarms have been turned back on,
verify that the patient’s waveforms are displayed at the CIC Pro center or bedside
monitor
NOTE
Refer to Alarm pause breakthrough on page 5-6 for important alarm pause
information.
The telemetry Alarm Pause - Smart Alarms feature reduces false patient alarms and
works as follows:
When a patient is re-connected to the telemetry device and continuous ECG data
is recorded, the alarm pause condition automatically clears.
Selecting any reason establishes an alarm pause state for 5 minutes in the
presence of a valid waveform. After 5 minutes, alarms will reactivate if the
patient is within range of the antenna system for 15 seconds or longer and
continuous ECG data is detected. If the patient remains out of antenna range, the
alarm pause state will continue until the patient re-enters antenna range for 15
seconds or longer.
When a patient is re-connected to the telemetry device and continuous ECG data
is recorded, the Alarm Pause condition automatically clears.
The alarms off reason displays in the event trend for Graphic Trends.
If the patient is in LEADS FAIL or NO TELEM and an alarms off reason is
selected, the reason is displayed in the waveform window.
Complete the following procedure to adjust the Alarms On/Off control settings:
1. To temporarily pause this telemetry patient’s alarm to complete a procedure,
click Alarm Pause - Smart Alarms. Then, complete the following steps:
a. Click the down arrow to display a list of reasons for pausing the alarm.
b. Select the desired reason. This text is displayed in addition to the ALARMS
OFF message in the patient’s window at the CIC Pro center.
Alarms Off Reason Text Displayed At CIC Pro center Text Printed On Graph
On (no text) (no text)
Off
1
ALARMS OFF OFF
X-ray XRAY X-RAY
Shower SHOWER SHOWER
Surgery SURGERY SURGERY
Physical therapy P.T. PHYSICAL THERAPY
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