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Summary of Alarm and Alert Keys and Acuity Central Station Messages
The following table summarizes Silence and Suspend behaviors and Acuity Central 
Station messages for different combinations of current and previous Propaq monitor and 
Acuity software versions.
Note
When your facility uses both older and newer Propaq monitors and Acuity 
software versions, be aware that messages vary at Acuity Central Station. Some 
Acuity Central Station messages do not identify specific alarm/alert tone silence 
or suspension states.
However, visual alarm indications still continue as usual at the Acuity Central 
Station and at the Propaq monitors.
Propaq Monitor
Version
Propaq
Monitor Key
Result of Propaq Monitor Key
Press
At Acuity Central Station, Result of Propaq
Monitor Key Press
Acuity 6.30 and prior Acuity 6.31 and later
Propaq Encore 
2.5X
SILENCE or
Silences active alarm and alert 
tones for 90 seconds at the 
Propaq monitor and Acuity 
Central Station.
All new alarms and alerts 
interrupt the silence.
Alarms Suspended 
Message
Only life-threatening 
arrhythmia and apnea 
alarms interrupt the 
silence.
Alarms Suspended 
Message
Only life-threatening 
arrhythmia and apnea 
alarms interrupt the 
silence.
4 SUSPND
Inhibits alarm and alert tones for 
four minutes at the Propaq 
monitor and Acuity Central 
Station.
a
a.
If connected to the Acuity Central Station, life-threatening arrhythmias and apnea alarms interrupt the suspension.
Alarms Suspended 
Message
Nurse Suspend 4 min 
Message
ALL ALRM
Indefinitely inhibits alarm and 
alert tones at the Propaq monitor 
and Acuity Central Station, until 
someone resumes tone 
capability.
a
Alarms Suspended 
Message
Nurse Suspend Always 
Message
Propaq Encore 
2.4X
and prior
SUSPEND or
Suspends (for 90 seconds) the 
capability for patient alarm and 
equipment alert tones at the 
Propaq monitor and Acuity 
Central Station.
a
Alarms Suspended 
Message
Alarms Suspended 
Message
ALL ALRM
Turns off all patient vital sign 
alarm limits at the Propaq 
monitor and Acuity Central 
Station.
No visual or auditory alarm 
indications occur until someone 
resumes the limits.
a
Some Alarms Off, 
Set Alarm Limits 
Message
Some Alarms Off, 
Set Alarm Limits 
Message
