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Summary of Acuity System alarm and alert levels
Alarm and alert levels determine which alarms or alerts are indicated if multiple alarms or
alerts occur for a patient. This table shows a summary of alarm and alert levels. For a
complete list of icons, see
.
Table 6. Summary of alarm and alert levels at the Acuity System
Alarms (red)
Monitor equipment
alerts (yellow)
System equipment
alerts (yellow)
Patient information
alerts (yellow)
Lethal arrhythmia alarms
V
entricular fibrillation, asystole and
ventricular tachycardia
Lethal-level alarm tone:
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP.....
(Four loud beeps followed by a pause)
High-level alarms:
Arrhythmias with alarm levels set
to high
a
ST-segment offset if alarm level set to
high
b
Apnea alarms
High-level alarm tone:
BEEP BEEP BEEP.....
(Three loud beeps followed by a pause)
Medium-level alarms:
Arrhythmias with alarm levels set
to medium
ST-segment offset if alarm level set to
medium
Patient vital-sign alarms
Medium-level alarm tone:
BEEP beep...
(One loud and one softer beep, followed
by a brief pause)
Low-level alarms:
No Continuous Heart/
Pulse Rate alarms
Arrhythmias with alarm levels set to low
ST Analysis with alarm level set to low
Low-level alarm tone:
beep...beep...beep.........
(Three spaced, soft beeps, followed by a
pause)
a.
Arrhythmia alarm levels are set in the Arrhythmia Alarms Setup window. Arrhythmia alarms are further prioritized by list order in this
window.
b.
ST alarm levels are set in the ST Analysis Setup window.
Alerts:
Alert Tone:
beep............ beep
(A soft beep followed
by a long pause)
Note: Some Monitor
Problem alerts are not
associated with
audible tones.
Low-level alerts:
These alerts are not
associated with audible
tones.
Low-level alerts:
These alerts are not
associated with
audible tones.
Too Many Monitors
Monitor Problem
Monitor
Communication Lost
Monitor Cannot
Communicate
Hallway Message
Panel Problem
Unrecognized
Networked Acuity
System
Central Printer Problem
Swap Space Low
Connectivity Server
Unavailable
Some Connectivity
Services Unavailable
Devices Running
Clinician Notifier are
Not Reachable
Network Problem
Unconfirmed Room
Number
Unconfirmed Patient
ID
Alarm(s) Off