Responding to Active Alarms -- Silencing the Alarm
9650-0806-01 Rev. D
Propaq MD Operator’s Guide
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Responding to Active Alarms -- Silencing the Alarm
When a patient alarm is triggered and the alarm tone sounds
1. Check the patient and provide appropriate care.
2.
Press the Alarm Silence/Reset
button (
)on the Propaq MD unit’s front panel to silence the
alarm briefly (90 seconds).
3.
After caring for the patient, check that the appropriate alarms are set (for more information
about setting and enabling alarms, see appropriate monitoring chapters later in this manual).
Note:
Pressing
suspends the alarm tone for all active alarms. If the patient’s vital signs
measurements trigger another, different alarm, the patient alarm tone will sound, even
if the first alarm silence period hasn’t expired.
Re-enabling an Alarm
To re-enable an alarm before the alarm silence period has expired, press the
Alarm Silence/
Reset
button.
Warning!
Do not silence the audible alarm if patient safety may be compromised.
Suspending Alarms
When caring for a patient, you may want to suspend potential or current patient alarms and
equipment alerts for a period of time. To suspend patient alarms
1. Press the More
quick access
key (
)to access the second set of quick access keys and
press the Alarms
quick access key.
2.
Press the Alarms Suspend quick access key (
).
No alarms will sound while alarms are suspended; however, if an alarm occurs during the
suspension period, the Propaq MD unit will display visual alarm indicators -- alarm messages
in the message area (white text on a red background) and red/white numeric displays).
The duration of the alarm suspension can be configured to be for 2, 4, or 15 minutes, or for an
indefinite period of time. The ability to suspend alarms can also be disabled.
Warning!
When audible alarms are disabled, make sure that the patient is closely observed.
Summary of Contents for Propaq MD
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Page 40: ...CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 28 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 60: ...CHAPTER 2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 2 20 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 74: ...CHAPTER 4 TRENDS 4 4 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 84: ...CHAPTER 5 ALARMS 5 10 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 94: ...CHAPTER 6 MONITORING ECG 6 10 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 104: ...Chapter 7 Monitoring Respiration Resp and Heart Rate HR 7 10 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 120: ...CHAPTER 8 MONITORING NON INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE NIBP 8 16 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 154: ...CHAPTER 11 MONITORING INVASIVE PRESSURES IBP 11 10 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 160: ...CHAPTER 12 MONITORING TEMPERATURE 12 6 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 186: ...CHAPTER 14 12 LEAD ECG INTERPRETIVE ANALYSIS 14 16 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 212: ...CHAPTER 17 ADVISORY CPR PROTOCOL DEFIBRILLATION 17 6 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 222: ...CHAPTER 18 EXTERNAL PACING 18 10 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 240: ...CHAPTER 21 PATIENT DATA 21 6 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 268: ...CHAPTER 22 COMMUNICATIONS 22 28 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 284: ...CHAPTER 24 MAINTENANCE 24 12 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
Page 326: ...ACCESSORIES B 6 www zoll com 9650 0806 01 Rev D...
