Patient Monitor Alarm System And Method
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1. An alarm system compnsing:
- a physiological monitor capable of triggering an inaudible first alarm in response to an alarm condition; and
a station located remotely from the physiological monitor, wherein the station is capable of receiving an input from the physiological monitor and triggering a second alarm in response to the alarm condition, and wherein when the second alarm is not acknowledged, the station is capable of sending an output to the physiological monitor to initiate an escalated audible alarm at the physiological monitor.
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Abstract
Provided herein is a patient monitoring alarm escalation system and method, according to embodiments, which may include a medical device configured to measure physiological data received via a patient monitor configured to initiate an alarm in response to predefined measurements of the physiological data. The medical device is configured to communicate with a medical station and escalate an alarm if an alarm acknowledgement mechanism at the medical station is not activated.
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1. An alarm system compnsing:
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a physiological monitor capable of triggering an inaudible first alarm in response to an alarm condition; and a station located remotely from the physiological monitor, wherein the station is capable of receiving an input from the physiological monitor and triggering a second alarm in response to the alarm condition, and wherein when the second alarm is not acknowledged, the station is capable of sending an output to the physiological monitor to initiate an escalated audible alarm at the physiological monitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 7)
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8. A physiological monitor comprising:
a processor programmed to; trigger an inaudible first alarm in response to an alarm condition; send an output to a remotely located station, wherein the output triggers a second alarm in response to the alarm condition; and receive an input from the remotely located station, wherein the input causes physiological monitor to initiate an escalated audible alarm. - View Dependent Claims (9, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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Triggering an inaudible first alarm in response to an alarm condition; triggering a second alarm remote from the first location in response to the alarm condition; and escalating, through an audible alarm, the first alarm if neither of the first or second alarms are acknowledged with a certain time.
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16. A system comprising:
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a processor programmed to trigger an inaudible first alarm in response to an alarm condition; send an output to a remotely located station, wherein the output triggers a second alarm in response to the alarm condition; and receive an input from the remotely located station, wherein the input causes the physiological monitor to initiate an audible escalated alarm. a memory capable of storing alarm data associated with the alarms, wherein the alarm data comprises an alarm type and a time that the alarm was triggered; and a display capable of displaying the alarm data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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