Alarm Priorities And Escalation; Alarm Priority Levels; Alarm Priority Escalation; Selecting Parameter Alarm Priority Levels - GE CARESCAPE ONE User Manual

CARESCAPE ONE User Manual DRAFT 26 October 2017

Alarm priorities and escalation

Alarm priority levels

Physiological and technical alarms are categorized by priority level:
High priority alarms require an immediate response.
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Medium priority alarms require a prompt response.
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Low priority alarms require you to be aware of this condition.
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Informational priority messages provide information you should know.
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Alarm priority escalation

An escalating alarm starts at a designated priority level (low or medium) and will
escalate to the next higher priority level of alarm (after a set number of seconds) if the
alarm condition has not been resolved. It is important to note that these escalate up
to the next level but will not reset until the condition has been resolved.
NOTE
For more information, see the supplemental information provided.

Selecting parameter alarm priority levels

Escalating an alarm priority increases the priority of the alarm condition or increases
the sense of urgency of an alarm signal. The alarm priority is based on clinical
considerations.
The allowed priorities for different alarm groups are defined in the Care Unit Settings
and they are password protected.
For more information, see the supplemental information provided.
1. Select Alarms Setup from the main menu.
2. Select the Alarm Priorities tab.
3. Select the alarm group: ECG, Invasive Pressures, or Other Parameters.
4. Select the alarm and its priority from the list.
Selectable alarms are:
ECG
HR/PR high/low
ST Segment high/low
Frequent PVCs
Frequent SVCs
ECG lead off
ECG leads off
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Alarm priority escalation affects the currently ongoing alarm
condition, not any future alarms of the same type. Any new
alarms will alarm at their designated priority level, not at the
escalated level.
Invasive pressures
Art high/low
Fem high/low
UAC high/low
CVP high/low
UVC high/low
FemV high/low
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Other parameters
SpO2 high
SpO2 low
SpO2 probe off
NIBP high/low
RR (Imped.) high/low
Apnea (Imped.)
Alarms
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