User's Manual

Arrhythmias Patient Alarm Functions
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Asystole Alarm
An Asystole alarm is activated when there is an absence of detectable QRS complexes for
a user-defined period of time in the absence of V-Fib.
NOTE: An Asystole alarm is a latched alarm that must be
acknowledged after the condition resolves.
NOTE: The Asystole alarm is not available for the Neonate patient
size.
The Asystole alarm is a Priority 1 alarm event that behaves as follows:
• The Asystole produces the Alarm Priority 1 visual and audio alarm indicators once the
condition is identified.
• The Asystole arrhythmia alarm shows an Asystole alarm message in red text in the
Patient Status line.
• The Asystole arrhythmia alarm is associated with Alarm Priority 1 audio sound.
For additional information, refer to ‘‘Alarm Behavior’’ on page 3-1.
6.4.2 Non-Lethal Arrhythmia Alarms
A Non-Lethal Arrhythmia is an arrhythmia that is not life threatening to a patient. Bigeminy,
Couplet, Irregular Heart Rate, Missed Beat, Run, Trigeminy, Triplet, Ventricular Rhythm (V-
Rhythm) and High PVC alarms are non-lethal arrhythmias.
Bigeminy Alarm
The Bigeminy alarm is activated when the Panorama system detects two or more cycles of
a single PVC followed by a normal beat.
NOTE: A Bigeminy alarm is not a latched alarm and can be
acknowledged at anytime.
NOTE: The Bigeminy alarm is not available for the Neonate patient
size.
The Bigeminy alarm priority settings include 2, 3 and OFF and behaves as follows:
• If the Bigeminy alarm priority is OFF, the Panorama Central Station does not produce any
audio alarm indicators for the Bigeminy alarm condition.
• If the Bigeminy alarm priority is set to 2, the Panorama Central Station produces an
Alarm Priority 2 sound once the condition is identified.
• If the Bigeminy alarm priority is set to 3, the Panorama Central Station produces an
Alarm Priority 3 sound once the condition is identified.
• The Bigeminy alarm is associated with a yellow Bigeminy alarm text message in the
Patient Status line.
For additional information, refer to ‘‘Alarm Behavior’’ on page 3-1.