User Manual

48 Chapter 4 Alarms and alerts Welch Allyn Vital Signs Monitor 300 Series

Recoverable SpO

alert—escalated

An SpO

equipment alert is always escalated immediately to the level of a patient alarm if

it occurs when both of the following conditions exist:

• SpO

monitoring has begun and the monitor has recorded an SpO2

measurement

• An SpO

or Pulse Rate alarm limit has been set

See “Responding to a patient alarm” on page 47.

Recoverable NIBP alert—escalated

An NIBP equipment alert is escalated to the level of a patient alarm whenever both of the

following conditions exist:

• Two consecutive NIBP equipment alerts occur while the monitor is taking

automatic NIBP/PR measurements

• Alarms are enabled

See “Responding to a patient alarm” on page 47.

Nonrecoverable alerts

When the monitor detects a nonrecoverable equipment problem, it does the following:

• Displays an error code in the SYS window, and shuts off the display to all

other windows

• Stops patient monitoring

• Stops the pump and opens the air valve

• Activates the Nurse Call relay (if connected)

• Produces an audible tone

• Shuts down as soon as is pressed or one minute has elapsed

Response

For both recoverable and nonrecoverable equipment alerts, respond as follows:

1. Press to immediately silence the alert tone.

2. Determine what caused the alert and correct the problem.

Note

For information about a battery alert, see “Battery low warning” on page 65 and

“Battery failure” on page 65.