SpO2 Monitoring
SPO2 ALM HI value or falls below SPO2 ALM LO value. ■ PR ALM HI and PR ALM LO: PR
alarm is activated when the pulse rate exceeds set PR ALM HI value or falls below PR ALM
LO value.
SpO2 and PR alarm limits:
Max. Upper Limit Min. Lower Limit Step
SpO2 100 0 1
PR 254 0 1
The default SpO2 and PR alarm limits:
Parameters Max. Upper Limit Min. Lower Limit
SpO2 Adult 100 90
Pediatric 100 90
Neonatal 95 80
PR Adult 120 50
Pediatric 160 75
Neonatal 200 100
■ SWEEP Available options are 12.5mm/s, 25.0
mm/s.
■ PR SOUND Pulse beep volume. Options are OFF, HIGH,
MED, LO W.
■ AVG TIM E 4s, 8s, 16s represent times that SpO2 average value is
counted.
■ DEFAULT Pick this item to access the SPO2 DEFAULT CONFIG dialog box, in which
you can select FACTORY DEFAULT CONFIG or USER DEFAULT CONFIG. After
selecting one item and exiting the dialog box, the system will pop up the dialog box
asking for the your confirmation.
12.6 Alarm Description and Prompt
SpO2 Alarm Message
When the alarm switches are set to ON in relevant menus, the physiological alarms caused
by the parameter exceeding the alarm limit may possibly trigger the recorder to automatically
output alarming parameter value and corresponding waveforms.
Tables below describe the possible physiological alarms, technical alarms and prompt
messages occurring during SpO2 measurement.
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