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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-290 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-290 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-290 alarm management can therefore be considered
a three-tier system:
• Normal 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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