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Alarm Status
Alarm situations require the immediate attention of the operator. Under these circumstances,
the background of the Status Box turns bright red. An audible alarm also accompanies these
alarm events.
There are three types of Alarm events:

Blood Alarms

Water/Dialysate Alarms

Other
Note: The 2008K hemodialysis machine may be configured to suppress all audible alarms
until blood is sensed in the venous line by the optical sensor below the venous clamp
assembly. In these machines, the audible alarms occur only if the dialysate lines are off the
shunt and blood is sensed by the optical detector. This option is activated internally by a
qualified technician, and is the prerogative of the Medical Director. Otherwise, alarms are
always audible once the dialysate lines are off the shunt.
Blood Alarms
Blood alarm events have the highest priority. When a blood alarm occurs:

The blood pump stops

The venous clamp on the level detector occludes

The UF pump stops

RTD stops
There are several features on the 2008K hemodialysis machine control panel that you should
be familiar with in the event of a blood alarm. Figure 64 – Control Panel Features for Blood
Alarms identifies the location of each of them. The accompanying table describes the
function of each feature.
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