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Setting Alarms
5-8 Monitoring SpO
2
Setting Alarms
An alarm may be set to alert you if the SpO
2
value falls below a specified
lower limit. Lower limit alarm choices are (no alarm), 90, 85, or 80. Press
repeatedly to cycle through the choices. Stop when the desired choice is
displayed. A appears in three seconds, indicating that the selected alarm is
active. To review the alarm limit, press .
WARNIN G SpO
2
alarms are temporarily suspended in AED Mode during ECG analysis or when
is pressed (for the duration of the paused period). SpO
2
alarms are also sus-
pended while charging for defibrillation and delivering a shock.
Responding to an Alarm
When the SpO
2
value falls below the alarm limit, a continuous tone alerts you
and the SpO
2
value is displayed in inverse video.
Figure 5-4 SpO
2
Alarm Triggered
Press to turn off the alarm. Refer to “Setting Alarms” if subsequent
alarms are desired.
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