Alarms - Siare Morpheus ND User Manual

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ALARMS

The first section of the paragraph illustrates the part of the system relevant to the alarms operation of
the Morpheus_ND anaesthesia unit; also, the operating logic and issues for alarms action are taken
into consideration.
The second section of the chapter is an indicative but not exhaustive User's guide useful also for the
engineer to detect in a short delay the causes or the reasons of a malfunctioning or an alarm signal.
The Morpheus_ND anaesthesia unit is equipped with automatic means for detection and
identification of serious and sudden events through alarm signals or information signals.
The aim of the alarm signal is to draw the attention of the user on the event, as well as to indicate the
required response speed.
Level or urgency
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Immediate, the event is potentially able to develop in a period of time which is generally not
enough to undertake a corrective manual action.
•
Briefly, the event is potentially able to develop in a period of time which generally is enough to
undertake a corrective manual action.
•
Delayed, i.e. that the event is potentially able to develop in a not specified period of time.
Level of severity
•
Severe, i.e. leading to irreversible damage.
•
Moderate, i.e. leading to reversible damage.
•
Minor, i.e. involving a distress or leading to a minor damage.
Morpheus_ND
WARNING !! Risk for Patient / User injury
Before using the anaesthesia unit, it is recommended to check the values of the
alarm limits ( Min. and Max) that have been set.
The combination of urgency level and severity level of the listed factors, determines
the assignment of priority condition of an alarm situation.
The parameters and the characteristics (activation time, presence or lack of an
acoustic and/or luminous indicator) and the possible user's actions respect to the
alarm signals (silencing, suspend, inhibit) are described here below.
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