No Arrhythmia Detection With 7015 Software Level Patient Monitors; Full Arrhythmia Conditions - GE ApexPro Operator's Manual

No arrhythmia detection with 7015 software level patient monitors

Full arrhythmia conditions

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If an ApexPro system patient is admitted to a patient monitor at the 7015 software
level (ECG source is telemetry, not the monitor), the following scenario may occur
when monitoring in Combo or Rover Combo monitoring modes:
Since the 7015 software level does not support arrhythmia processing,
arrhythmia detection for the telemetry patient is reduced from full arrhythmia
detection to no arrhythmia detection (arrhythmia OFF). This occurs because the
software is designed to take on the attributes of the bedside monitor when in
Combo or Rover Combo monitoring modes.
CAUTION
Under these conditions, arrhythmia detection is OFF. There is NO
INDICATION of this at the bedside monitor, central station or CIC
Pro center.
If the patient is later discharged from the monitor, and monitoring continues from
telemetry, the message ARR OFF will then appear at the central station or CIC
Pro center. Arrhythmia monitoring remains OFF.
NOTE
Solar 7000 monitors, Solar 8000 monitors, Dash monitors, and Eagle
monitors may include the 7015 software level.
The following is an alphabetical list of the Arrhythmia messages that are displayed
when full arrhythmia is selected and the condition occurs. Definitions of each
condition are included. The CIC Pro center's response to each condition is determined
by the alarm level to which the arrhythmia has been assigned.
ACC VENT Adult—Accelerated ventricular occurs when six or more ventricular
beats are detected with an average heart rate for the ventricular beat
between 50 and 100 beats per minute.
0-2 years—Occurs when six or more ventricular beats are detected
with an average heart rate for the ventricular beat between 60 and 160
beats per minute.
3-10 years—Occurs when six or more ventricular beats are detected
with an average heart rate for the ventricular beat between 60 and 140
beats per minute.
11-13 years—Occurs when six or more ventricular beats are detected
with an average heart rate for the ventricular beat between 60 and 130
beats per minute.
Atrial FIB Atrial fibrillation identification occurs when random. chaotic, low-amplitude
deflections of the supraventricular component of the ECG waveform. This
results in irregular timing of QRS complexes and the absence of uniform P
waves proceeding the QRS complex.
NOTE
AFIB alarms can take up to 90 seconds to display while the algorithm
verifies the event.
ASYSTOLE Ventricular asystole occurs whenever the displayed heart rate drops to zero.
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