Alarm Presentation Basics; Audible Alarm Tones; Visual Alarm Colors - ZOE PPM3 User Manual

Managing Alarms

12.1. Alarm Presentation Basics

There are three "grades" of alarms on the PPM3 – high, medium, and low – and
they all present in different ways as described in the following two tables.
12.1.1.

Audible Alarm Tones

If you hear a...
Five higher-pitch tones (three
quick, pause, two more)
repeated every 8 seconds
Three medium-pitch tones
repeated every 15 seconds
A single lower-pitch tone
repeated every 20 seconds
12.1.2.

Visual Alarm Colors

If you see a...
Red background
parameter box
and message area
Yellow
background
parameter box
and message area
Cyan background
parameter box
and message area
12-2
A "high grade" alarm indicating an
immediately life-threatening condition
(e.g. asystole or ventricular fibrillation)
A "medium grade" alarm indicating a
physiological condition that may be
serious (e.g. parameter limit violations)
A "low grade" alarm indicating a
technical condition (e.g. lead off)
And ...
Flashing color – twice
per second
Solid color with alarm
silence symbol to the left
of the message area
Flashing color ‒ once
every 2 seconds
Solid color with alarm
silence symbol to the
left of the message area
Solid color
Solid color with alarm
silence symbol to the
left of the message area
N i g h t i n g a l e P P M 3 U s e r ' s G u i d e
It represents...
It represents...
A "high grade" alarm is
currently active and has not
been acknowledged
A "high grade" alarm is
currently active but has
already been silenced
A "medium grade" alarm is
currently active and has not
been acknowledged
A "medium grade" alarm is
currently active but has
already been silenced
A "low grade" alarm is
currently active and has not
been acknowledged
A "low grade" alarm is
currently active but has
already been silenced
April 2019