Welch Allyn Acuity and Mobile Acuity LT Central Monitoring Systems - User Manual - Manual (Page 185)

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Table 27. Alarm and alert indications at the Acuity System Virtual Monitor
Alarms
(red) Monitor equipment alerts
(yellow) System-wide
equipment
alerts
(yellow) Patient
information
alerts
(yellow)
Display Priority Virtual Monitors in alarm
“bump” those not in alarm,
when necessary.
Virtual Monitors in alert state
are not automatically
displayed. No displays in
Virtual Monitor. Virtual Monitors in
alert state are not
automatically
displayed.
Indications Violating vital sign’s numeric
is highlighted. +++ means
measured values fall above
the monitor’s range,
--- means they fall below, and
??? means they could not be
measured.
Specific message appears in
border.
Status icon.
Equipment Alert status
window appears in Virtual
Monitor.
For most, a specific message
appears in border.
Status icon.
No indications in
Virtual Monitor. Specific message
in border.
Status icon.
Message
Priority Displays highest level
message for each patient. If more than one monitor
equipment alert occurs for
one monitor at once, a
“Multiple” message appears
in border. No messages in
Virtual Monitor. Alarms and
monitor
equipment alerts
take priority over
low-level alerts.