Visual Alarm Signals And Priority Levels; Setting The Alarm Light Brightness - GE CARESCAPE ONE User Manual

CARESCAPE ONE User Manual DRAFT 26 October 2017
Alarm and information messages are stored in the clinical logs. Access to the
clinical logs is a service-level function and it is password protected. The alarm and
information messages stored in the clinical logs include:
Time of occurrence
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Alarm or information message text
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Current value and the associated alarm limit if a limit alarm
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Alarm priority
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About alarm message functionality
Alarm messages have alarm icons with touchable functionality. The audio pause
functionality will affect all active alarms, but the alarm acknowledged only applies
to the alarm you touch except when you have latched physiological alarms. They all
disappear when you touch any alarm. Alarms can also be acknowledged with the
pause audio key.
Touchable alarms have the following icons:
Icon

Visual alarm signals and priority levels

Alarm signals indicate that an alarm condition is present. The alarm priority levels are
also indicated. The alarm signals assume that the patient monitor and the operator
are within the patient environment (1 meter / 3.3 feet).
The following table lists visual alarm signals for different alarm priority levels:
Visual signals
Parameter window
physiological data values
Alarm area
Waveform field
messages
Alarm light indicator 1
1 When the audible alarms are turned off or are paused, the silence alarm indicator light is a solid blue color.

Setting the alarm light brightness

1. Select Alarms Setup from the main menu.
2. Select the Audible & Visual tab.
3. Select the Volume & Light tab.
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Explanation
Alarms audio pause indicator. Displays in the upper left corner of the alarm
message and indicates that the alarm audio pause has been activated.
Acknowledge alarms indicator. Displays in the upper right corner of the alarm
message and indicates that this alarm can be acknowledged by touching
the alarm message or with the pause audio key. In case there are latched
alarms, they will all be acknowledged.
High Medium
Black text flashes Black text flashes
inside a red box. inside a yellow box.
White text inside a Black text inside a
red box. yellow box.
Text Text
Flashes red Flashes yellow
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Priority level
Low
Black text inside
a cyan (blue) box.
White text inside
a cyan (blue) box.
Text
Solid blue
Alarms
Informational
Not applicable.
Black text inside
a gray box.
Text
No effect
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