Cardinal Health Alaris Directions For Use Manual page 238

Features and Definitions (Continued)
PCA Pause Protocol
Pressure Limit
Priming
Restore
Security Access Level
Security Code
Syringe Empty
Syringe Volume Detection
Therapies
Time Window (h)
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General Information
Features and Displays (Continued)
An optional and hospital-configurable feature intended to
align with hospital/health system's current protocol for patient
monitoring during
pauses and alarms when defined monitoring values (
and/or Respiratory Rate low) for
reached.
Downstream occlusion alarm threshold can be set to low, medium
or high. Syringe variability may impact occlusion pressure
sensing. Variability may reduce device's time to alarm and/or may
require that a higher alarm pressure limit be programmed.
Allows a limited volume of fluid to be delivered in order to prime
administration set prior to being connected to a patient or after
changing a syringe. When priming, a single continuous press of
PRIME
To simplify programming, can be used to recall previous
programming parameters for same patient. This option is only
available if patient is not new and system is powered up within
hours of last usage.
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Profile-specific security access level can be configured to
provide varying levels of access to device. Security access is
accomplished either through use of key or a
code.
For security level information, see "Programming", "Infusion
Modes", "Security Access Levels".
Four-character code assigned to allow access to PC Unit for
setting bolus doses and subsequent programming changes.
Ability to use profile-specific code is dependent upon configured
Security Access Level.
Instrument gives an alert and stops when an empty syringe is
detected.
System automatically detects fluid volume in a syringe when it is
inserted.
An optional hospital-defined therapy or clinical indication for
delivery of that infusion. Different Limits can be defined for same
medication with different therapeutic indications.
, or
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therapy. When enabled,
PCA
soft key delivers up to
hours.
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