
Start-Up and Use
During that data evaluation period:
• If the patient is not moving (for example, because of cardiac
arrest, shock, paralysis, anesthesia) and has no qualified
pulse for 6 seconds, a high-priority alarm immediately
sounds, the Pulse Search Indicator flashes, and the data
displays flash zeroes.
• If the patient is constantly moving, the NPB-295 searches for
qualified pulses for up to 50 seconds. Each time a qualified
pulse is detected, even during motion, the data displays are
updated.
The NPB-295 returns to normal operation as soon as it
detects one of the following: three consecutive qualified
pulses (when there is no motion), five consecutive qualified
pulses (when there is motion), or a total of 10 qualified
pulses. Otherwise, at the end of the data evaluation period,
the data displays flash zeroes and, if motion is still present, a
low-priority alarm sounds; if there is no motion, a high-
priority alarm sounds.
If, during the 50-second data evaluation period, motion stops
and no qualified pulse is found for 6 seconds, a high-priority
alarm sounds immediately.
NPB-295 alarm management can therefore be considered a three-
tier system:
• Normal Monitoring mode, during which qualified pulses are
being detected and the data display is routinely updated.
• Pulse Search mode, during which the Pulse Search Indicator
lights, the data display alternates between data and dashes,
and the data evaluation period is ongoing. The data display
is updated when a qualified pulse is detected.
• Loss-of-pulse mode, during which an alarm sounds, the Pulse
Search Indicator flashes, and the data displays flash zeroes.
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