Alarms, Alarm types, Alarm notification locations – Welch Allyn Connex Integrated Wall System - User Manual User Manual
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Alarms
The monitor presents physiological alarms and technical alarms. Physiological alarms occur when
vital sign measurements fall outside of set alarm limits, but they occur only in the Monitor profile.
Technical alarms occur in all profiles.
Note
The three modes of data communication—USB, Ethernet, and IEEE 802.11—are not
intended for real-time alarms.
Alarm types
Type
Priority
Color
Alarm audio tone
•
NIBP, SpO2, or SpHb limit exceeded
•
Some technical alarms
High
Red
10-pulse tone
•
Pulse rate limit exceeded
•
Some technical alarms
Medium
Amber
3-pulse tone
•
Temperature limit exceeded
•
Some technical alarms
Low
Amber
2-pulse tone or 1-pulse tone
Alarm notification locations
WARNING If you are relying on visual alarm notifications, maintain a clear line of
sight with the monitor and/or Nurse Call. If you are relying on audio alarm
notifications, ensure that you can hear audio alarms from where you are. Set the
volume as needed considering the environment and ambient noise levels.
Nurse Call
When the Nurse Call cable is connected and Nurse Call has been enabled, the monitor
immediately notifies the Nurse Call system when an alarm occurs. Nurse Call notification settings
are specified in the Advanced settings.
LED light bar
The light bar on the handle of the monitor illuminates as follows:
•
Flashing red for high priority alarms
•
Flashing amber for medium priority alarms
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