2042480-001 C Dash 2500 Patient Monitor 12-17
NELLCOR® OXIMAX® SpO2: Alarms
Alarms
SpO
2
Alarms
Name of Alarm Cause Response
SpO
2
High
SpO
2
Low
value is greater than “hi”
alarm limit
value is less than “lo” alarm
limit
message appears in alarm message
field; parameter label, violated limit (if
limits set to display), and value in
violation flashes in vital signs field
SpO
2
PR High*
SpO
2
PR Low*
value is greater than “hi”
alarm limit as set in HR/
Pulse
value is less than “lo” alarm
limit as set in HR/Pulse
message appears in alarm message
field; parameter label, PR label,
violated limit, violated PR limit (if limits
set to display), and value in violation
flashes in vital signs field
SpO
2
Sensor
Disconnected
sensor disconnected from
module
message appears in waveform and
alarm message field; parameter label
flashes in vital signs field
SpO
2
Lost Pulse no or very low SpO
2
signal,
signal was lost
message appears in waveform field,
alarm message field, and in SelectBox
when Enable spot check is set to yes;
parameter label flashes in vital signs
field
SpO
2
Sensor Faulty SpO
2
sensor or cable
possibly defective, cable
not connected properly
message appears in waveform and
alarm message field; parameter label
flashes in vital signs field
SpO
2
Sensor Off SpO
2
sensor has been
removed from the patient
message appears in waveform field,
alarm message field, and in SelectBox
when Enable spot check is set to yes;
parameter label flashes in vital signs
field
* Not active when the View SpO2 PR? option is set to no.