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Alarms, Trends, Alarms trends – Welch Allyn 206EL Propaq Encore Vital Signs Monitor - User Manual User Manual

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Reference Guide

Specifications

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Alarms

Trends

Characteristic

Specification

Indicators

Flashing red alarm bell light: patient alarm(s)
Continuously on red alarm bell light: patient alarm silenced or suspended

Flashing yellow crossed-alarm light: equipment alert
Continuously on yellow crossed-alarm light: one or more patient alarm limit(s) off

Tone Frequency

900 Hertz

Tone Patterns

Apnea: 1 second on, 1 second off
Patient alarm: 1 second on, 2 seconds off
Equipment alert: 1 second on, 4 seconds off

Selectable Tone Volume

Low, Medium, High

Limits

Settable on all parameters

Control

Automatic preset or manual settings

Alarm on Tachycardias

Most tachycardias will alarm in less than 8 seconds. These include AAMI 3.1.2.1 part f.
waveforms. Certain multifocal tachycardias may initially alarm as “low rate.”

Apnea delay setting

Adult/Ped = 6, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 seconds
Neonate = 6, 10, 15, 20 seconds

Alarm Holdoff Time Period

a

a.

Alarm holdoff time period is reset if the vital sign returns to acceptable limits before an alarm occurs.

HR/PR = 3 seconds (except NIBP PR)
SpO

2

= 10 seconds

RR/BR = 5 seconds

Audio Alarm Holdoff with
Acuity

When a Propaq Encore in Adult or Pediatric Mode is connected to an Acuity System, the
audio alarms at the bedside Propaq can be delayed up to 4 minutes and 15 seconds. The
delay time is selected in Acuity software at the time of Acuity installation. Visual alarm
indications are not delayed.

Characteristic

Specification

a

a.

Assumes SpO

2

and CO

2

functions are present.

Model 202 Parameters

NIBP, T1, T2,

Δ

T, HR (heart rate/pulse rate), SpO

2,

End-tidal CO

2,

Inspired

CO

2

, Breath Rate

Model 204 Parameters

NIBP, P1, T1, T2,

Δ

T, HR (heart rate/pulse rate), SpO

2,

End-tidal CO

2

,

Inspired CO

2

, Breath Rate

Model 206 Parameters

NIBP, P1, P2, T1, T2,

Δ

T, HR (heart rate/pulse rate), SpO

2

,

End-tidal CO

2

,

Inspired CO

2

, Breath Rate

Duration

5 hours for non-NIBP trends (up to 150 readings)
A maximum of 128 readings (up to 8 hours) for NIBP trends

Resolution

All channels except NIBP sample data at 2-minute intervals
For NIBP trends, a new entry is placed in the table each time an NIBP
determination is made.