Alarm Limits - Nellcor OXIMAX N-595 Service Manual

Data Port Interface Protocol
Data Source
Software Revision
Level

Alarm Limits

Column Headings
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Data in the highlighted box above represents the source of the printout or
display, in this case the N-595.
The next data field tells the user the software level (Version X.X.X.X) and a
software verification number (CRC XXXX). Neither of these numbers should
change during normal operation. The numbers will change if the monitor is
serviced and receives a software upgrade.
The last data field in the top line indicates the upper and the lower alarm
limits for %SpO and for the pulse rate (PR). In the example above, the lower
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alarm limit for SpO is 70% and the upper alarm limit is 100%. Pulse Rate
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alarm limits are, 60 BPM (lower), and 160 BPM (upper).
Actual column headings are in the second row of the Column Heading.
Patient data presented in the chart, from left to right, is the time that the line
was obtained, the current %SpO
Rate in beats per minute (BPM), the current Pulse Amplitude (PA), and the
operating status of the N-595.
value being measured, the current Pulse
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