User's Manual

Panorama™ Operating Instructions 0070-00-0575-50 3 - 3
Alarm Behavior Physiological Alarms
Bedside Alarm Tracking
Bedside Alarm Tracking enables an automatic, bi-directional flow of limit change and alarm
delay information, between a patient bedside monitor and a Panorama Central Station. This
option can be enabled/disabled in the System Alarms (Alarm Options) tab. By default,
Bedside Alarm Tracking is enabled.
Latching
Alarm latching denotes that the audio and visual indicators, associated with an alarm
condition, will not automatically stop even when the patient alarm condition is resolved.
By default, lethal alarm events and nurse call events are automatically latched and cannot be
unlatched. Physiological alarm events can be configured to be latched or unlatched, and
non-lethal alarms cannot be latched. When permitted, this option can be enabled/disabled
in the System Alarms (Alarm Options) tab.
The patient tile MUTE button temporarily silences the alarm condition for the configured time
period. However, if that latched alarm is not acknowledged during the configured time
period, the alarm indicators resume. Once a patient alarm condition is resolved, it must be
acknowledged at the central station. If it is not acknowledged, all audio and visual alarm
indicators continue, even if the alarm condition is resolved.
To acknowledge a latched alarm condition, once the condition is resolved, perform one of
the following:
• Select the digital data area of the affected patient tile
• Select the waveform area of the affected patient tile.
Acknowledging a latched alarm discontinues the alarm indicators until another alarm
condition occurs.
Apnea Latching
The conditions for apnea latching follow standard latching procedures, however apnea
latching is associated with an apnea alarm condition. This option can be enabled/disabled
in the System Alarms (Alarm Options) tab. By default, Apnea Latching is enabled.
Alarm Delay
Alarm Delay is the configurable time period required before an alarm is triggered. Apnea
alarms, ST alarms and Arrhythmia alarms are not affected by Alarm Delay. When permitted,
this option can be enabled/disabled in the System Alarms (Alarm Options) tab. By
default, an Alarm Delay time is not specified.
ST Alarm Delay
ST alarm delay postpones the trigger of the ST alarm for a configured time period. When
permitted, this option can be enabled/disabled in the System Alarms (Alarm Options)
tab. ST Alarm Delay defaults to a 30 second delay.