Alarm Structure; Patient Status Alarms - GE Medical Systems Dash 2000 Operator's Manual

Alarm Structure

Patient Status Alarms

Revision C
The alarm structure of the monitor is divided into two classifications:
•
Patient Status Alarms and
•
System Status Alarms.
Within each classification there are levels which correlate to how severe the
condition is that is causing the alarm. The levels and how the monitor
responds to each are described below. Patient status alarms can, in most
cases, be moved from one level to another. Refer to this chapter,
Arrhythmia Alarm Level and Parameter Alarm Level.
Patient status alarms are triggered by patient condition which exceeds
parameter limits, or by an arrhythmia condition. Patient status alarms
provide you the highest priority information.
The levels within the Patient Status Alarm category and how the monitor
responds to each is shown in the following chart. The chart begins with the
most critical type of alarm (Crisis) and ends with the least critical type of
alarm (Message).
NOTE: (Only for monitors without arrhythmia detection.) For patients at
risk of asystole, it is recommended to assign the HR alarm to the
"Crisis" level (when assigned to the "Warning" level the HR alarm
will clear automatically after 3 minutes in cases of continued
asystole).
Alarm Level:
CRISIS*
WARNING
ADVISORY
MESSAGE
*Crisis Alarm must be silenced by the user
Alarm Tone
(3, 2, or 1 beep)
Automatic
Graph
Patient Status Alarms Chart
Dash 2000 Patient Monitor
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Monitor Response:
200
200
200
200
Flashing Visual Alert
200
(Text or Parameter Value)
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