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This chapter introduces the information about the alarm and the measures to be
taken when the alarm occurs. You can get the information for the parameter alarm
and prompt in the chapter about parameter setting.
5.1 Overview
The alarm refers to the prompt given by the monitor to the user when the animal
being monitored has a vital sign change or the machine itself is unable to record
patient data.
5.2 Alarm Properties
5.2.1 Alarm Type
The alarm can be divided into two categories:
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If the alarm originates from the change of vital signs of the animal.
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If the alarm originates from the monitor itself, if there is a technical fault
5-1 Examples of Physiological Alarm and Technical Alarm
Animal or Machine Condition
The heart rate of the animal is 200bpm which is beyond
the alarm range set by the user
Ventricular fibrillation was found
ECG measurement module found ECG lead falling off
SpO2 measurement module failure
5.2.1.1 Physiological Alarm Category
Physiological alarm can be divided into two situations: one is that the physiological
parameters of the monitored animal exceed a specific range and the other is that the
animal has physiological abnormalities that cannot be measured by a single
physiological parameter.
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ECG signal is too weak
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Cardiac arrest
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Ventricular fibrillation / tachycardia
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No pulse was found
Chapter V Alarm
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Type of Alarm
Generated
Physiological alarm
Physiological alarm
Technical alarm
Technical alarm
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