How To Enable Or Disable Alarms - ZOE PPM3 User Manual

Managing Alarms
12.1.5.

How to Enable or Disable Alarms

Alarm conditions are not annunciated unless alarms are enabled for a given
parameter. The enabling or disabling of alarms is done via the "Alarms On"
selection item in the Setup Alarms menu or in the individual parameter setup
menus. See Figures 47, 48, and 49 in the "Working With Menus" chapter, which
present the Setup Alarms Menu.
Alarms may be temporarily disabled for all parameters by choosing the Alarm
Pause item in the Setup menu. See Figure 34 in the "Working With Menus"
chapter, which shows the main screen with the "Alarms Paused" message, timer,
and symbol. When this menu item is selected, all alarms are disabled for the
"Alarm Pause Time" (as configured in the Setup Alarms menu under the Setup
Administration menu).
When the alarm pause time expires, alarm monitoring is restored for each
parameter based on the "Alarms On" menu setting for the parameter. You can
restore alarm monitoring before the alarm pause timer expires by selecting the
Alarm Resume item – which takes the place of Alarm Pause on the Setup menu
(the two items toggle).
Alarms can be indefinitely disabled for all parameters by entering Standby Mode.
See the Entering Standby Mode chapter for details.
WARNING – Pausing all alarms pauses all alarm conditions including
lethal arrhythmias (Asystole and VFib). Use this feature with extreme
caution as alarm checking is suspended for all alarm conditions.
Patients must be closely observed if all alarms are suspended.
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