Welch Allyn Acuity Directions For Use Manual page 51

Directions for use
Important considerations: adjusting alarm limits
WARNING Patients for whom alarming has been turned off must be kept under
close physical surveillance. Turning off alarming disables both audio and visual
alarm indicators.
WARNING Do not use Stat Set or Auto Set for a patient in an alarm state! Use
these buttons only when your patient's vital sign values are in an acceptable
range.The buttons adjust alarm limits based on the patient's current vital-sign
values.
WARNING Always check alarm limits when a monitor reestablishes
communication with the Acuity System. If you change limits at a monitor while it
is not communicating with the Acuity System (for example, during transport or
signal dropout), when you reestablish communication with the system, the limits
might change to Acuity System Presets values.
WARNING Minimize patient movement during a RELEARN, as movement
creates noise during the reading. If the system learns an abnormal rhythm or
learns a rhythm during noise, it designates the learned rhythm as normal.
Thereafter, rhythms of this type might not trigger an alarm. Ensure that the
patient remains still for 5 minutes after the RELEARN before allowing them to
move.
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