Alarms - GE Dash 2500 Operator's Manual

Alarms

Name of Alarm
Resp High
Resp Low
Resp Lead Fail
Resp Baseline Saturation
Resp Rate Approaching
HR
Resp Artifact
10-8
RESP: Alarms
Respiration Alarms
Cause
value is greater than "hi" alarm
limit
value is less than "lo" alarm
limit
electrode unattached or
improperly attached
signal is not valid due to
excessive noise or an electrode
problem
patient's RESP rate is
approaching the heart rate
invalid signal due to excessive
noise (patient movement or
loose electrode)
Dash 2500 Patient Monitor
Response
message appears in alarm
message field; parameter label,
violated limit (if limits set to
display), and value in violation
flash in vital signs field
message appears in waveform
and alarm message field;
parameter label flashes in vital
signs field; alarm forces value to
dashes
message appears in waveform
and alarm message field;
parameter label flashes in vital
signs field; alarm forces value to
dashes
message appears in waveform
and alarm message field;
parameter label flashes in vital
signs field
message appears in waveform
and alarm message field;
parameter label flashes in vital
signs field; alarm forces value to
dashes
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