Suppressing Alarms; Downgrading Alarm Priorities - Dräger Primus SW 4.5n Instructions For Use Manual

Alarms
Dräger recommends the user to remain close to the
anesthesia machine, i.e. within a range of up to four
meters (12 feet), to allow for quick recognition and
action in the event of an alarm.

Suppressing alarms

Some alarms can be temporarily suppressed. This
can be done automatically depending on the venti-
lation mode or manually in the menu Standby
Conf. in Standby or permanently via the alarm
menu.
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Whenever an alarm message is displayed, the
alarm LED flashes or lights up continuously (A) and
an acoustic tone sequence indicates the alarm pri-
ority.
In addition, a flashing help text is displayed in the
A
prompt field (B).
C
In the case of limit-based alarms, the correspond-
ing measured values will be highlighted by a
colored background and will flash.
The color of the background reflects the color-cod-
ing of the alarm priority (red, yellow, cyan).
Refer to the chapter "Alarm – Cause – Remedy"
on page 188 for a list of alarm messages.
B

Downgrading alarm priorities

Selected technical alarms can be downgraded to a
lower priority or deleted completely once acknowl-
edged.
Man.Spont.
If all the alarms connected to a measurement func-
tion have been disabled, the measured value will
be marked with the symbol
Press the key (C).
Instructions for use Primus SW 4.5n
etCO2
A
inCO2
PEAK
B
PLAT
PEEP
(A).