User's Manual Part 7

Directions for Use Alarms and Alerts 89
Customizing Alarm Limits
At the Monitor
Typically, each institution defines the patient alarm limits for adult, pediatric, and neonatal
patients, and then configures the monitor with those alarm limits before putting the
monitor into service.
Alarm limits can be temporarily customized for an individual patient while the monitor is in
use. Later, when the monitor is turned off in preparation for monitoring another patient,
the temporary alarm limits are lost and the configured alarm limits are restored.
To Temporarily Customize Alarm Limits for the Current Patient
1. Highlight the vital sign for which you want to set custom limits.
2. Press .
3. Highlight the limit you want to change.
4. Set a new alarm limit.
Figure 88. Customizing Alarm Limits for the Current Patient
5. Press .
At Acuity
For a wireless monitor, patient alarm limits can also be customized from Acuity. (See the
user manual for any Acuity Central Monitoring Station.)
II 1mV/cm
II 1mV/cm
1
1
2
2
3
3
5
5
10
10
15
15
30
30
60
60
Exit
Exit
Trends
Trends
Snapshots
Snapshots
Setup
Setup
Auto
Auto
Manual
Manual
Turbo
Turbo
HR/min
HR/min
NIBP mmHg
NIBP mmHg
Resp/min
Resp/min
SpO2
SpO2
Off
Off
Off
Off
On
On
On
On
220
220
Lower Sys Limit
Lower Sys Limit
NIBP Mode
NIBP Mode
Auto Interval (min)
Auto Interval (min)
Upper Sys Alarm
Upper Sys Alarm
Upper Sys Limit
Upper Sys Limit
Lower Sys Alarm
Lower Sys Alarm
NIBP Manometer
NIBP Manometer
Systolic
Systolic
Diastolic
Diastolic
Mean
Mean
75
75
%
%
STEWART, ANN
STEWART, ANN
7762940
7762940
3:00:06P
3:00:06P
Adult
Adult
Rm 263
Rm 263
125
125
140/78
140/78
31
31
88
88
(102)
(102)
II 1mV/cm
II 1mV/cm
1
1
2
2
3
3
5
5
10
10
15
15
30
30
60
60
Exit
Exit
Trends
Trends
Snapshots
Snapshots
Setup
Setup
Auto
Auto
Manual
Manual
Turbo
Turbo
HR/min
HR/min
NIBP mmHg
NIBP mmHg
Resp/min
Resp/min
SpO2
SpO2
Off
Off
Off
Off
On
On
On
On
210
210
Lower Sys Limit
Lower Sys Limit
NIBP Mode
NIBP Mode
Auto Interval (min)
Auto Interval (min)
Upper Sys Alarm
Upper Sys Alarm
Upper Sys Limit
Upper Sys Limit
Lower Sys Alarm
Lower Sys Alarm
NIBP Manometer
NIBP Manometer
Systolic
Systolic
Diastolic
Diastolic
Mean
Mean
65
65
%
%
STEWART, ANN
STEWART, ANN
7762940
7762940
3:00:06P
3:00:06P
Adult
Adult
Rm 263
Rm 263
(102)
(102)
125
125
140/78
140/78
31
31
88
88