User's Manual

Chapter 4: Handling Events
100 Series 7.0 Software (0510-1086-B) - User Guide
Perimeter Alarm
A Perimeter Alarm occurs when the doors monitored by the system are in Perimeter mode and a door is
opened. Perimeter mode is when a door is in a lockdown state as a result of system configuration or an event.
Perimeter mode also occurs when a door is open at the time a Cut Band Alarm occurs.
When a Perimeter alarm occurs, an alarm sounds at the Exit Alarm Controller, a message is displayed on the
Central Server or Client computer(s) in the unit configured to monitor the door, and the location of the Exit
Alarm is indicated by a flashing icon on the map on the Client computer(s).
To respond to a Perimeter Alarm
1. Always follow your facility’s policies and procedures to ensure patient safety and secure the area.
2. Locate the alarming device. Perimeter Alarms must be reset at the alarming device.
3. Go to the Exit Alarm Controller and use your card reader access card (if applicable) or enter the
appropriate 4-digit security code. For more information about the Security Code, contact your
System Administrator. The system records the event as a Reset when the appropriate code is
entered.
4. If the Enforce Joint Commission reporting feature is activated, you must select an Event Cause
once the alarming device has been reset. When you reset the alarming device, the Red Alarm
changes to a White Alarm in the Alarm Message Box and Event List. If the Enforce Joint
Commission reporting feature is not activated, the Alarm Message Box clears once the alarm is
cleared at the device.
5. From the Central Server or Client computer, click anywhere in the Perimeter Alarm Message Box
to access the Event Information window.
6. Select one of the following causes for the Perimeter Alarm:
• Escort problem—there was an issue while the patient was in escort.
• Transfer problem—there was an issue while the patient was in transfer.
• Accidentally close to open door—the patient was near a door when it was opened.
• Noise —there were noise issues with the device.
• Te s t —the system was being tested.
• Other—opens a Clear Reason window, user must enter the cause in this window.
You cannot clear an event until you select the appropriate cause for the event. The event is cleared from
the Event List of every Client computer configured to monitor the unit.
NOTE: You cannot silence or reset the Exit Alarm Controller’s alarms from the Central
Server and Client computer(s). You must reset the alarm at the Exit Alarm Controller.
NOTE: Any perimeter alarms that occur due to a door open during a Cut Band Alarm
require that the Cut Band Alarm be cleared at the computer first, before the doors are
reset or cleared.
NOTE: You can click Silence to stop the alarm sound at the Central Server or Client
computer. The alarm is silenced at that computer only, for the configured length of time;
however, the event still appears in the Event List. The next event automatically restarts
the alarm sound.