Alarm Concept; Alarm Priority - Dräger Cato Instructions For Use Manual

Alarm concept

Alarm priority

The monitor alarms are combined with those of the
ventilator, arranged in order of priority and assigned to
certain tones or tone sequences.
This information is presented in keeping with the
situation, in separate fields for:
!!!
Warning marked » «
!!
Caution marked » «
!
Advisory marked » «
Warnings are accompanied by a continuous tone, caution
messages by a tone at 30 second intervals and advisory
messages by a single tone. All tones are output at the
same time as the messages appear in the displays.
European Standard EN 740 stipulates use of EN tones.
Alternatively there are tones in keeping with Dräger
conventions available.
Whenever a warning or caution message occurs, the
corresponding LED lights up above the
1 Warning Red, flashing
2 Caution Yellow, flashing
2 Advisory Yellow, continuous
The summary of alarm limit settings appears on the
screen. The parameters which have been exceeded are
shown in inverted form.
Example:
The lower alarm limit for etCO
actual value is lower. A value of 28 is measured.
– The settings menu appears automatically. The violated
alarm limit is shown in inverted form.
– The symbol for the lower alarm limit
parameter designation »etCO
field for caution messages.
– The yellow LED lights up.
– The corresponding tone is heard.
The value can be altered by turning the rotary control
and confirmed by pressing the control.
The alarm limit can be confirmed directly if it is to
remain unchanged. The limit value menu is always
closed whenever a value is confirmed.
If several alarms occur simultaneously, the alarm limits
which have been exceeded are shown against a grey
background. When the first alarm has been confirmed
(by pressing the rotary control on the monitor), the alarm
limit of the alarm with the next lower priority is activated
and displayed.
All alarms received are recorded for the anaesthesia
record if list entry has been configured accordingly.
G
key:
is set at 30 but the
2
< and the
« appear in the advisory
2
IPPV alarm limits
CO
2
40
20
0
PAW
20
0
Monitor functions
Alarm concept
Alarm priority
1
2
ET CO2 LOW !!
alarm
--
98
limits
SpO
95
2
auto set
67
120
vent. al.
50
28
40 alarm
etCO !! 30
2
info
6.0 --
MV
3.0
list
--
29
FiO
20
2
curve
0.8
1.0
FiHal.
0.0
config.
40
PAW
8
Alarm limit OK ? confirm !
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