Setting The Heart Rate Alarm - Philips HEARTSTART XLT M3500B Instructions For Use Manual

Setting the Heart Rate Alarm

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Setting the Heart Rate Alarm
The computed heart rate (number of detected QRS complexes per minute) is
displayed below the
the number of QRS complexes detected in a minute. A QRS beeper, if config-
ured to on, indicates each QRS complex detected.
If desired, a HR alarm may be set to alert you when the heart rate is outside
the specified limits. Limit choices are listed in Table 4-4.
Table 4-4 HR Alarm Limit Choices
Alarm If Over:
100
140
160
200
To set a HR alarm, cycle through the limit choices by pressing
the desired limits are shown. The
to indicate that the HR alarm is set.
Heart rate alarms are temporarily suspended in AED Mode during ECG analysis or
when is pressed (for the duration of the paused period). Heart rate alarms are
also suspended while charging for defibrillation and delivering a shock.
Heart rate displays and alarms function with internal and external pacemakers, but
they can be unreliable. Observe the patient closely if pacemakers are used.
sofkey, next to the
then appears next to the heart rate value
. The heart rate represents
Or under:
30
60
90
120
Monitoring the ECG
until