Setting alarms, Setting alarms -17, R to – Physio-Control LIFEPAK 20e User Manual

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LIFEPAK 20e Defibrillator/Monitor Operating Instructions

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©2006-2013 Physio-Control, Inc.

SETTING ALARMS

Alarms for the LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitor can be set to

ON

or

OFF,

and are enabled when

the monitor is turned on. When the alarms are set to

ON

, predetermined limits are set. To view

these limits, press the

ALARMS

button. The limits will appear to the right of the parameter value.

To change the limits, select

QUICK SET

.

Notes: Alarm limits are not displayed for Respiration Rate or Inspired CO

2

. Alarm limits are

provided in

Table 2-1, page 2-19

.

Although alarm limits for Respiration Rate are not displayed, you can determine
whether wide or narrow limits are selected by pressing the

ALARMS

button.

2 Rotate the Speed Dial to scroll

through the alphabet.

3 Press the Speed Dial to select the

desired character. The character
appears in the highlighted area.

4 Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 until the

name is complete.

5 Scroll and select

END

to return to the

Options/Patient screen as shown
previously.

There are three additional
commands:

BACKSPACE

– moves highlight

bar left one space

CLEAR

– clears all characters in

the name field

SPACE

– inserts a blank space

6 To exit, press the

OPTIONS

or

HOME

SCREEN

button.

To enter or edit a patient’s age:

1 Select

AGE

.

2 Rotate the Speed Dial to scroll to the

desired age.

3 Press the Speed Dial.

To enter or edit a patient’s sex:

1 Select

SEX

.

2 Rotate the Speed Dial to highlight

MALE

or

FEMALE

.

3 Press the Speed Dial.

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