Operator's Manual Part 2

Revision D ApexPro Telemetry System 11-27
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ECG Monitoring: ECG Tab Sheet
WARNING
VFIB/VTAC should not be considered a substitute for
the V TACH arrhythmia call. Efforts to lower the V
TACH alarm level can result in missed ventricular
tachycardia alarms.
PAUSE Occurs when a 3-second interval without a QRS complex is
detected.
PVC Isolated premature ventricular complexes occur when a
premature ventricular beat is detected and has non-ventricular
beats before and after.
R ON T Occurs when a ventricular complex is detected within the
repolarization period of a non-ventricular beat.
TACHY Tachycardia is four R-to-R intervals at a heart rate greater than
the set HIGH heart rate limit.
NOTE
The Tachy limit matches the high heart rate
limit. If the high heart rate limit is changed,
the Tachy limit changes.
TRIGEMINY Occurs when three or more trigeminal cycles (a ventricular
beat followed by two non-ventricular beats) are detected.
V BRADY Adult—Ventricular bradycardia occurs when a run of three or
more ventricular beats is detected with an average heart rate
that is less than or equal to 50 beats per minute.
0-2, 3-10, and 11-13 years—Occurs when a run of three or
more ventricular beats is detected with an average heart rate
that is less than or equal to 60 beats per minute.
VFIB/ VTAC Ventricular fibrillation occurs when the ECG waveform
indicates a chaotic ventricular rhythm.