Alarms - GE Dash 2500 Operator's Manual

Alarms

Name of Alarm
Lead Fail
ECG Artifact
Replace Electrodes • ECG lead polarization (saturation) from
VTACH
Lethal
Arrhythmia
Enabled
VFIB/VTACH
Lethal
Arrhythmia
Enabled
ASYSTOLE
Lethal
Arrhythmia
Enabled
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level changes, or to troubleshoot the cause of artifact, especially the presence of
line interference. If a user is getting an artifact message and the display looks
clean with the Display filter option set at 0.5 to 40 Hz, turning on the diagnostic
mode bandwidth can make visible the artifact present in the waveform.
Probable Cause
no lead is available from which to derive
HR
• muscle (motion) artifact
• 60 Hz, high frequency noise
• baseline wander
electrodes being left on patient over
recommended 48 hours
• defibrillation (monitor will recover after
defibrillation)
• ADULT/PEDIATRIC: a number of
ventricular beats are detected
• NEONATE: not available
an ECG waveform is detected that is
indicating a chaotic ventricular rhythm
ventricular asystole occurs whenever the
displayed Heart Rate drops to zero.
Dash 2500 Patient Monitor
ECG: Alarms
ECG Alarms
message appears in waveform and
alarm message field; HR/Pulse value is
forced to dashes if it's the only source
when first detected, message appears in
waveform area; if condition continues,
HR/Pulse value is forced to dashes if it's
the only source, and this alarm is re-
issued based upon its priority (if its
priority is set for OFF it is re-issued at
procedural priority)
message appears in waveform area
message appears in alarm message field
message appears in waveform area.
heart rate indicator flashes
message appears in waveform area
message appears in alarm message field
audible alarm sounds
message appears in waveform area
message appears in alarm message field
audible alarm sounds
Response
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