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Panorama™ Operating Instructions 0070-00-0575-50 14 - 9
Alarms and Events Physiological Alarms and Events: Arrhythmias
14.2 Physiological Alarms and Events: Arrhythmias
This section lists alarms and events and alarm messages that may appear for Arrhythmias at
the Panorama Central Station
Arrhythmia Alarms
PARAMETER
ALARM
PRIORITY
PANORAMA
CENTRAL STATION
MESSAGES REASON
V-Tach 1 V-Tach The Panorama Central Station activates
a V-Tach alarm when there are eight or
more consecutive PVCs at a rate equal
or greater than the V-Tach threshold.
V-Fib 1 V-Fib The Panorama Central Station activates
a V-Fib alarm when there is an absence
of recognizable P, QRS and T waves for
four consecutive seconds.
Asystole
1
Asystole The Panorama Central Station activates
an Asystole alarm when there are no
detectable QRS complexes for the
defined period of time in the absence of
V-Fib.
Bigeminy 2,3 or Off
Factory
Default: 3
Bigeminy The Panorama Central Station activates
an Bigeminy alarm when two or more
cycles of one PVC followed by a normal
beat are detected.
Couplet 2,3 or Off
Factory
Default: 3
Couplet The Panorama Central Station activates
a Couplet alarm when two consecutive
PVCs are detected between normal
beats.
Irregular HR 2,3 or Off
Factory
Default: 3
Irregular HR The Panorama Central Station activates
an Irregular HR alarm when six
consecutive R-R intervals are detected
that vary by 100 milliseconds or more.
Missed Beat 2,3 or Off
Factory
Default: 3
Missed Beat The Panorama Central Station activates
a Missed Beat alarm when two normal
beats separated by an R-R interval that is
twice the current average interval is
detected.
Arrhythmia Run 2,3 or Off
Factory
Default: 3
Arrhythmia Run The Panorama Central Station activates
a Run alarm when a user-defined
number of consecutive PVCs are
detected at a heart rate between 100 to
150 bpm.
Trigeminy 2,3 or Off
Factory
Default: 3
Trigeminy The Panorama Central Station activates
a Trigeminy alarm when two or more
cycles of one PVC followed by two
normal beats are detected.
Triplet 2,3 or Off
Factory
Default: 3
Triplet The Panorama Central Station activates
a Triplet alarm when three consecutive
PVCs between normal beats are
detected.