GE CARESCAPE User Manual page 178

ECG
4. Select a value from the Pause Interval list.
Setting the SVT length
E-modules and PDM only.
This setting determines how many consecutive SVCs are needed to trigger the SV
Tachy alarm.
1. Select the HR parameter window.
2. Select the Arrhythmia tab.
3. Select Atrial Alarms.
4. Select a value from the SVT Length list.
Setting HR for SVT
E-modules and PDM only.
This setting determines the minimum value for the HR to trigger the SV Tachy alarm.
1. Select the HR parameter window.
2. Select the Arrhythmia tab.
3. Select Atrial Alarms.
4. Select a value from the HR for SVT /min list.
Arrhythmia alarm messages
NOTE
Alarm message
A Fib
Accel. Ventric.
Asystole
Bigeminy
Brady
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A clinician must analyze the arrhythmia information in
conjunction with the other clinical findings.
Arrhythmia analysis
Full (All other software
packages except NICU;
not available with TRAM)
Full
Lethal
Full
Lethal with NICU
software package
Full with all other
software packages
TRAM and combination
monitoring only
CARESCAPE Modular Monitors
Alarm priority default
According to priority
setting
According to priority
setting
High
According to priority
setting
According to priority
setting
Arrhythmia detection
criteria
Absence of P-waves and
irregular RR-interval.
Accelerated ventricular
rhythm - Run of PVCs
with a run length of at
least six beats and the
rate requirements have
not met for V Tach or V
Brady.
HR decreased to zero.
Every other beat is PVC
(N-V-N-V-N-V ).
Displayed 4/8-beat
average ECG heart
rate falls below the
user-selected common
HR low limit or ECG HR
low limit.
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