Alarm Messages; Fetal Monitoring Alarm Messages - EDAN F9 User Manual

F9, F9 Express Fetal & Maternal Monitor User Manual
MAP High Alarm Limit
MAP Alarm Delay
MAP Alarm Level
TEMP Alarm
TEMP Low Alarm Limit
TEMP High Alarm Limit
TEMP Alarm Delay
TEMP Alarm Level
NOTE:
The upper limit must be higher than the lower limit. When setting the upper limit, you do
not have access to the options that are lower than the preset lower limit, and vice versa.

4.14 Alarm Messages

4.14.1 Fetal Monitoring Alarm Messages

During fetal monitoring, the monitor gives alarms for the situations that need the physicians to
pay attention to. The alarm messages are listed below.
Patient Alarm Messages
Alarm Message
Medium Level
**FHR1 HIGH or
** FHR1 xxx > yyy,
**FHR2 HIGH or
** FHR2 xxx > yyy
**DFHR HIGH
**DFHR xxx > yyy
**FHR1 LOW or
** FHR1 xxx < yyy,
**FHR2 LOW or
** FHR2 xxx < yyy
**DFHR LOW
**DFHR xxx > yyy
Technical Alarm Messages
Alarm Message
21 mmHg ~ 235 mmHg, in increments of 1
(2.8 kPa ~31.3 kPa, in increments of 0.1)
0 second, not adjustable
Medium, not adjustable
On, Off
0 º C ~ +49.9 º C, in increments of 0.1
+0.1 º C ~ +50.0 º C, in increments of 0.1
0 second, not adjustable
Medium, not adjustable
Source Cause
FHR1,
measuring
US higher than the set upper limit
(yyy) and the alarm delay time
or of the upper limit is out.
FHR1,
measuring result (xxx) is lower
US than the set lower limit (yyy)
and the alarm delay time of the
or lower limit is out.
Source Cause
FHR2 or DECG
result (xxx) is
FHR2 or DECG
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Alarms
110 mmHg
(14.8 kPa)
0 second
Medium
On
+36.0 º C
+39.0 º C
0 second
Medium
Countermeasure
Check if the alarm limits are
suitable; check the patient's
condition.
Countermeasure