Alarms; Alarm Function; Alarm Silence; High Priority Alarm - Nonin RespSense LS1R-9R Operator's Manual

Alarms

The intended operator's position for correctly perceiving a visual alarm signal and its priority is
1 meter (3.3 feet).

Alarm Function

An alarm activates under certain conditions, such as if an alarm limit is outside the set limit, the
patient is not connected, or if an equipment fault occurs.
The alarm is both visual (a blinking parameter, limit, or a message) and audible (beeping tones
at different intervals).

Alarm Silence

The operator can silence the audible alarm by pressing the Audible Alarm Pause/Resume button
. The audible alarms stay deactivated for approximately 2 minutes, unless the operator
presses the Audible Alarm Pause/Resume button again during those 2 minutes. The visual
alarms remain active until the condition is corrected.
The operator can increase
lower alarm limits are set to 0 for the capnograph, alarms are disabled until the limits are set
higher. The Alarm Disabled icon (

High Priority Alarm

A high priority alarm calls for immediate action from the operator. An alarm (table 6) occurs if any
of the parameters are outside the operator-defined limits (or default alarm limits if operator-
defined limits have not been set).
High priority alarms are both audible and visual:
• Audible alarms beep faster in a high priority situation than in a low priority situation.
• The value and the exceeded alarm parameter setting(s) flash on the monitor display.
Table 6: High Priority Alarm Parameters and Causes
Parameter
ETCO Outside the high limit setting
2
ETCO Below the low limit setting
2
RR Outside the high limit setting
RR Below the low limit setting
NO BREATH No breath is detected for approximately 25 seconds
or decrease the alarm limit settings for individual patients. If
) appears on the touch panel display.
Cause of Alarm
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