User's Manual

Panorama™ Operating Instructions 0070-00-0575-50 6 - 15
Patient Alarm Functions Arrhythmias
Couplet Alarm
The Couplet alarm is activated when the Panorama Central Station identifies two
consecutive PVCs between normal beats.
NOTE: A Couplet alarm is not a latched alarm and can be
acknowledged at anytime.
NOTE: The Couplet alarm is not available for the Neonate patient
size.
The Couplet alarm priority settings include 2, 3 and OFF and behaves as follows:
• If the Couplet alarm priority is OFF, the Panorama Central Station does not produce any
audio alarm indicators for the Couplet alarm condition.
• If the Couplet alarm priority is set to 2, the Panorama Central Station produces an Alarm
Priority 2 sound once the condition is identified.
• If the Couplet alarm priority is set to 3, the Panorama Central Station produces an Alarm
Priority 3 sound once the condition is identified.
• The Couplet alarm is associated with a yellow Couplet alarm text message in the Patient
Status line.
For additional information, refer to ‘‘Alarm Behavior’’ on page 3-1.
Irregular Heart Rate Alarm
The Irregular Heart Rate alarm is activated when the Panorama Central Station identifies
six R-R intervals that vary in regularity by 100 milliseconds or more.
NOTE: An Irregular Heart Rate alarm is not a latched alarm and
can be acknowledged at anytime.
NOTE: The Irregular Heart Rate alarm is not available for the
Neonate patient size.
The Irregular Heart Rate alarm priority settings include 2, 3 and OFF and behaves as
follows:
• If the Irregular Heart Rate alarm priority is OFF, the Panorama Central Station does not
produce any audio alarm indicators for the Irregular Heart Rate alarm condition.
• If the Irregular Heart Rate alarm priority is set to 2, the Panorama Central Station
produces an Alarm Priority 2 sound once the condition is identified.
• If the Irregular Heart Rate alarm priority is set to 3, the Panorama Central Station
produces an Alarm Priority 3 sound once the condition is identified.
• The Irregular Heart Rate alarm is associated with a yellow Irregular Heart Rate alarm
text message in the Patient Status line.
For additional information, refer to ‘‘Alarm Behavior’’ on page 3-1.
Missed Beat Alarm
The Missed Beat alarm is activated when the Panorama Central Station identifies two
normal beats separated by an R-R interval twice the current average interval.
NOTE: A Missed Beat alarm is not a latched alarm and can be
acknowledged at anytime.