Alarm Categories; High Priority; Medium Priority - GE TruTrak+ 3900 User Manual

Alarm categories

3900/3900P oximeter tiered alarms fall into three priority categories: high, medium
and low. Depending on what is occurring at the time, an alarm may fall into more
than one category.
NOTE: The audible alarm feature for all alarm conditions is silenced for the first
two minutes after powering on.

High priority

Requires immediate operator response.
Red alarm button light flashes.
Two five-tone sequences (beep-beep-beep, beep-beep) sound every 10 seconds
until the condition is removed or the alarm is silenced
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If the following alarms occur during active monitoring, they also fall into the high
priority category.
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NO SENSOR and SENSOR OFF alarm conditions are not active until after the
oximeter displays an initial valid reading.

Medium priority

Requires prompt operator response.
Yellow alarm button light flashes.
One three-tone sequence (beep-beep-beep) every 20 seconds until the condition is
removed or the alarm is silenced.
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A violation of the low or high SpO
BUTTON STUCK
CONNECT UNIT TO LINE POWER
AMBIENT LIGHT
CHECK SENSOR SITE
INSUFFICIENT LIGHT
NO SENSOR
SENSOR FAILURE
SENSOR OFF
A violation of the low or high pulse rate limit (violated limit flashes).
INTERFERENCE DETECTED
LOW BATTERY
PRINTER FAILURE (3900P only)
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limit (violated limit flashes).
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