8 Alarms Flashcards
1
Q
What is the alarms standard
A
IEC 60601-1-8
2
Q
What does IEC 60601-1-8 set out?
A
Handling the urgency of alarms
How alarms are signalled
Alarm behaviour for statuses
Testing and validating alarms
3
Q
What does IEC 60601-1-8 not set out?
A
The need for an alarm
Circumstances that trigger alarms
Allocation of alarm priorities
The technology for generating an alarm
4
Q
What is alarm fatigue?
A
High exposure to alarms can cause alarm desensitisation, leading to missed alarms and delayed reactions
5
Q
What are the alarm standards
A
Must be 85-95dB at 10cm away
Feature 8 peaks between 150Hz and 4kHz
Must be capable of generating low, medium, and high alarms
