CADENCE II Fetal Monitor User Manual
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Chapter 4 Alarm
4.1 Alarms Classification
When a patient’s vital sign exceeds its configured limit, or the monitor can not measure and
therefore can not detect critical patient conditions reliably, the monitor initiates alarm signals to
attract the physician’s attention.
In terms of severity, the alarms are divided into two levels: medium and low. Medium level
alarm is a severe warning; low level alarm is a general warning.
The medium level alarms have higher priority than the low level alarms. If both types of alarms
are active at the same time, the monitor sounds an audible indicator for the medium level alarms.
4.2 Audible Alarm
When an alarm is active, the monitor gives out an alarm sound.
Medium level alarm: a “Do” tone is repeated three times, followed by a pause.
Low level alarm: a “Do” tone is issued, followed by a pause.
Press the ALARM key on the front panel, the audible alarm will toggle between on and off.
Meanwhile, the audible alarm indicator on the main interface toggles between
and .
However, the alarm messages will still be displayed and the alarm indicator will still be lit up
when an alarm is active.
WARNING :
Do not disable the audible alarm for the condition where the patient’s safety may be
endangered.
4.3 Visual Alarm
When an alarm is active,
- the alarm indicator flashes in orange with a frequency of 0.5Hz if it is a medium level alarm; the
alarm indicator lights up in orange if it is a low level alarm.
- the alarm message appears at the top left corner of the monitoring screen.
When more than one alarm is active, the alarm messages appear in the same area in succession.
NOTE:
The alarm message can never be cancelled unless the alarm is switched off.
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