Philips IntelliVue X2 Instructions For Use Manual page 58

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To change alarm limits,
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If you set the yellow alarm limit outside the red alarm limit, the monitor will automatically set the red
alarm to the yellow alarm limit.
When an ST measurement is in the Change Limits window there are also two pop-up keys available
labeled All ST Narrow/All ST Wide. With these keys you can set Auto Limits for all ST
Leads.
About Automatic Alarm Limits (AutoLimits)
The monitor can automatically set alarm limits suited to your individual patient, using the Automatic
Alarm Limits function. This tells the monitor to adapt the alarm limits of selected measurements to the
measured vital signs within a defined safe limit. The monitor calculates safe AutoLimits for each
patient based on the measured values from the last 12 seconds.
The wide and narrow limits have a fixed relationship to the measured value within the non-
pathological range. Outside of this range, no auto limits are calculated. To set values outside of the
non-pathological range, limits must be changed manually, based on the clinician's judgement about the
specific patient.
Limits Narrow sets limits close to the currently measured values for situations where it is critical
for you to be informed about small changes in your patient's vital signs.
Limits Wide sets limits further away from the currently measured values for situations where small
changes are not so critical.
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Enter the Alarm Limits window.
To set the high alarm limit, select the high yellow alarm field to open a pop-up list of high alarm
limits. Select a limit from the list. Repeat to set the low yellow alarm field.
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1 Wide alarm limits
2 Narrow alarm limits
3 Alarm Limits
4 Measurement value
Use the keys in the Change Limits window to apply AutoLimits for individual measurements.
These keys are not available if AutoLimits have been disabled for the measurement in the monitor's
Configuration Mode.
or call 1-800-674-3655
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Alarm Limits