Fresenius Medical Care 2008K Operator's Manual page 127

Status Box Message
The Status Box Message column identifies the message as it appears in the Status Box or in
the Dialogue Box of the display screen.
Purpose of Message
The Purpose of Message column is a brief explanation of the Status Box message or the
condition that generated it.
Type
The Type column identifies the message as an alarm, a warning, a dialog, or an advisory. An
alarm message requires immediate attention. It is accompanied by a visual indicator and an
audible alarm sound. A warning message notifies the user of an existing condition. It could
be accompanied by an audible alarm. An advisory message prompts the operator to take a
specific action in a procedure or informs the operator that a particular machine operation is in
progress. Many advisories require no action on the part of the operator.
Action Required
The Action Required column provides recommended actions in response to a given Status
Box message. In addition, your unit might require other patient-specific treatment actions
that are not listed here. It is each care unit's responsibility to ensure that their operators are
made aware of the unit's protocol in these matters.
If performing the recommended action does not clear the Status box message displayed,
treatment should be discontinued until the conditions causing the message are corrected and
the message cleared. In rare cases, it may be necessary to turn the machine off and back on to
clear an error condition. If problems persist, the machine should be referred to a qualified
technician for inspection.
Warning! Performing the recommended action may or may not clear the alarm, warning
or advisory messages displayed. Patient treatment shall not proceed until the conditions
causing these messages are corrected and the messages cleared.
Note: Recommendations to take a machine out of service refer to assuring that the machine
is not used for patient treatment until conditions causing alarms and warnings are resolved.
Specific operator action in these cases is to refer the machine, and its associated problems,
to a qualified local technician for inspection, testing, and troubleshooting.
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