GE CARESCAPE ONE User Manual

Alarms
Alarmprioritiesandescalation
Alarmprioritylevels
Physiologicalandtechnicalalarmsarecategorizedbyprioritylevel:
●Highpriorityalarmsrequireanimmediateresponse.
●Mediumpriorityalarmsrequireapromptresponse.
●Lowpriorityalarmsrequireyoutobeawareofthiscondition.
●Informationalprioritymessagesprovideinformationyoushouldknow.
Alarmpriorityescalation
Anescalatingalarmstartsatadesignatedprioritylevel(lowormedium)andwill
escalatetothenexthigherprioritylevelofalarm(afterasetnumberofseconds)ifthe
alarmconditionhasnotbeenresolved.Itisimportanttonotethattheseescalateup
tothenextlevelbutwillnotresetuntiltheconditionhasbeenresolved.
NOTE
Alarmpriorityescalationaffectsthecurrentlyongoingalarm
condition,notanyfuturealarmsofthesametype.Anynew
alarmswillalarmattheirdesignatedprioritylevel,notatthe
escalatedlevel.
Formoreinformation,seethesupplementalinformationprovided.
Selectingparameteralarmprioritylevels
Escalatinganalarmpriorityincreasesthepriorityofthealarmconditionorincreases
thesenseofurgencyofanalarmsignal.Thealarmpriorityisbasedonclinical
considerations.
TheallowedprioritiesfordifferentalarmgroupsaredenedintheCareUnitSettings
andtheyarepasswordprotected.
Formoreinformation,seethesupplementalinformationprovided.
1.SelectAlarmsSetupfromthemainmenu.
2.SelecttheAlarmPrioritiestab.
3.Selectthealarmgroup:ECG,InvasivePressures,orOtherParameters.
4.Selectthealarmanditspriorityfromthelist.
Selectablealarmsare:
ECG
Invasivepressures
Otherparameters
HR/PRhigh/lowArthigh/lowSpO2high
STSegmenthigh/lowFemhigh/lowSpO2low
FrequentPVCs
UAChigh/lowSpO2probeoff
FrequentSVCs
CVPhigh/lowNIBPhigh/low
ECGleadoffUVChigh/lowRR(Imped.)high/low
ECGleadsoffFemVhigh/lowApnea(Imped.)
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CARESCAPE ONE User Manual DRAFT 26 October 2017

GE CARESCAPE ONE Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	CARESCAPE ONE
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English