Welch Allyn 20хEL Propaq Encore Vital Signs Monitor - Reference Guide - Manual (Page 95)

Types of Propaq Alarms
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Responding to Patient Alarms
Suspend an Alarm Tone
You can temporarily turn off an alarm tone by pressing the SUSPEND/RESUME key to the left of
the screen or the
SUSPEND
button in the Patient Alarm Menu. The tone is suspended for 90
seconds. During that period, the visual alarm indications continue. When you suspend the
alarm, the red ALARM light is on.
You can “unsuspend” the alarm before 90 seconds has elapsed by pressing the
SUSPEND/
RESUME key to the left of the screen, or the RESUME button in the Alarms Menu. If an alarm
condition still exists, the tone will again sound. For NIBP (both pressure values and pulse
rates derived from NIBP), pressing
RESUME
will not resume the NIBP alarm because NIBP is
not continuously measured.
If the LIMITS button is available, you can make Propaq Encore alarm limit adjustments by
pressing
LIMITS
.
Turn Off or Change Alarm Limits
Possible adjustments in order to cancel the alarm are:
• Turn off the alarm limits only for the violating alarm limit values by pressing ON/OFF
in the Limits Menu after you have selected the appropriate vital sign limits window
(
LIMITS
,
NEXT PAGE
,
ON/OFF
)
Warning Suspending an alarm suspends all alarm tones for 90 seconds or
until the
RESUME button is pressed.
Flashing numerics
indicate the limits that
have been violated.
Illuminated
alarm light
Patient Alarm
Menu