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Set patient alarms and alarm limits – Welch Allyn 246 Propaq CS Vital Signs Monitor v.3.7X - User Manual User Manual

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Directions for Use

Setup

17

Set patient alarms and alarm limits

1.

From the Main Menu, press SETUP, ALARMS to access the Alarms Status Menu:

2.

Press LIMITS to display the Alarms Limits window:

SWEEP (mm/s)

Selectable sweep speeds for HR/PR: 12.5, 25, 50 mm/sec.

Selectable sweep speeds for RR/BR: 3.13, 6.25, 12.5 mm/sec.

ALARM TONE

Sets the Alarm Tone volume to HIGH, MEDIUM, or LOW.

HR/PR TONE

Sets the Heart Tone volume to HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, or OFF.

BRIGHTNESS

Sets the display brightness to NORMAL or LOW.

WARNING At the highest volume alarm level, the sound pressure level does not
exceed safe limits (OSHA HSM 73-1101, 1972). However, additional precautions
may be required in patients under treatment with ototoxic medications.

ALARM STATUS

BR

TEMP

100.4

98.6

1.8

97

P

2

( 15)

mmHg

(M)

25

9

S
D

NIBP

( 85)

mmHg

(M)

%

F

122

58

MCO

2

S

p

O

2

mmHg

38

Br/m

S
D

STAT SET

4 MIN

SUSPND

PREVIOUS

MENU

T1
T2
ΔT

LIMITS

APNEA :

HR/PR :

P1 :

P2 :

CO

2

:

RR/BR :

SpO

2

:

NIBP :

TEMP :

12

All alarm limits are on.
At least one alarm limit is off.

(No bell)

All alarm limits are off or the vital sign
is not being monitored.

Bells also appear in
numerics windows.

ALARM LIMITS

BR

TEMP

99.8

98.6

1.2

97

( 15)

mmHg

(M)

25

9

S
D

NIBP

( 85)

mmHg

(M)

%

F

122

58

MCO

2

S

p

O

2

mmHg

38

Br/m

S
D

NEXT

PARAMETER

T1
T2
ΔT

ON/

OFF

RR/BR

APNEA DELAY

SpO

2

ETCO2

INCO2

NIBP S

NIBP D

NIBP (M)

T1
T2

ΔT

mmHg

mmHg

mmHg

mmHg

mmHg

NEXT

SETTING

UP

Br/M

sec

%

F

F

F

HR/PR

BPM

120

50

UPPER LOWER

30

20

100

220

110

120

100.0

100.0

5.0

5

90

OFF

75

35

50

95.0

95.0

0.0

DOWN

*

OFF

OFF

12

An asterisk indicates this alarm limit was violated during monitoring.

Red asterisk = alarm is occurring now.
Yellow asterisk = alarm has occurred since the last time this window was

entered.
The asterisk is removed when you exit this menu.
The asterisk reappears if the limit is violated again.

Arrow indicates there are more

parameters that are not displayed.

Press NEXT PARAMETER to scroll

down. After the selection reaches

the last parameter, it returns to

the top (HR/PR).