User's Manual Part 7

90 Alarms and Alerts Welch Allyn Propaq LT Vital Signs Monitor
About ParamSet
Using ParamSet, you can quickly widen the alarm limits by a configured percentage
(relative to the patient’s alarming reading) for any vital sign.
For information about ParamSet, see “ParamSet” on page 154.
Responding to an Alarm
An alarm condition is indicated on the monitor in the following ways:
• The RED indicator (rightmost of three) above the display screen flashes.
• The numerics for the vital sign in alarm are displayed in RED.
• The alarm-tone sequence sounds repeatedly—3 short tones, a short pause, 2 short
tones, and a long pause.
Responding to an Alert
An alert condition (“Over view” on page 85) is indicated on the monitor in the following
ways:
• A flashing yellow light above the monitor display.
• A yellow alert message on the monitor display (for example, NO ECG CABLE
DETECTED).
• Repeated sounding of the alert-tone sequence (if tones are not suspended): 3 long
tones and a pause.
Figure 89. Example Alert Screen
1
40
40/
78
78
80
80
12
12
97
97
%
HALL, ROBERT E.
HALL, ROBERT E.
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3:00:06P
Adult,
Adult,
Rm 239
Rm 239
HR/min
HR/min
NIBP mmHg (102)
NIBP mmHg (102)
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Resp/min
Resp/min
SpO2
SpO2
SpO2
SpO2
2x
2x
II 1mV/cm
II 1mV/cm
Propaq LT
The yellow light flashes during an alert
and while the alert is silenced.
Press
to silence the alert tone for
90 seconds.
Text on a yellow field identifies the
alert condition.
X
Resp/min
Resp/min
SpO2
SpO2
II 1mV/cm
II 1mV/cm
HALL, ROBERT E.
HALL, ROBERT E.
3456187
3456187
12:41:32
12:41:32
Adult
Adult
Rm 239
Rm 239
Audible Alarms Silenced
Audible Alarms Silenced
80
80
140/78
140/78
12
12
97
97
%
HR/min
HR/min
NIBP mmHg (102)
NIBP mmHg (102)
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EQUIPMENT ALERT
EQUIPMENT ALERT
ECG Fault
ECG Fault
LL Lead Failed
LL Lead Failed
ACKNOWLEDGE
ACKNOWLEDGE