Table 1.
An example of a unit audit log.
| Date | Bed label | MRNa | Alarm and Action | Device nameb |
| 4/20/14 0:00:00 | 9115-S1 | 0000000 | **PAPdc 18 >16 Ended.d | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:00:00 | 9115-S1 | 0000000 | **PAPd 18 >16 Generated.d | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:00:00 | 9115-S1 | 0000000 | Yellow alarm sound played.e | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:00:02 | 9115-S1 | 0000000 | **ABPsf 170 >160 Generated.d | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:01:05 | 9123-S1 | 0000000 | ***Desatg 70 < 78 Generated.h | PIIC iX: ixsurv005 |
| 4/20/14 0:01:05 | 9123-S1 | 0000000 | Red alarm sound played.e | PIIC iX: ixsurv005 |
| 4/20/14 0:01:12 | 9123-S1 | 0000000 | ***Desat 73 < 78 ended.h | PIIC iX: ixsurv005 |
| 4/20/14 0:01:16 | 9115-S1 | 0000000 | **ABPs 168 >160 Ended.d | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:01:20 | 9123-S1 | 0000000 | Silence.i | PIIC iX: ixsurv005 |
| 4/20/14 0:01:40 | 9115-S1 | 0000000 | *Multiform PVCsj Generated.d | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:01:40 | 9115-S1 | 0000000 | Resume All Alarms.i | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:01:40 | 9117-S1 | 0000000 | **RRk 37 >30 Ended.d | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:01:40 | 9111-S1 | 0000000 | Patient transferred to 9035-S1.i | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:01:42 | 9095-S1 | 0000000 | Patient category set to Adult.i | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:01:43 | 9090-S1 | 0000000 | Pacer algorithm set to Pacer Algorithm On.i | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:01:44 | 9123-S1 | 0000000 | ECGl Leads Off Generated.m | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:01:44 | 9123-S1 | 0000000 | INOPn sound played.e | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:01:59 | 9123-S1 | 0000000 | ECG Leads Off Ended.m | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:02:00 | 9093-S1 | 0000000 | Equipment Offline.i | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:02:00 | 9115-S1 | 0000000 | **PAPd 18 >16 Generated.d | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:02:00 | 9093-S1 | 0000000 | Equipment Online.i | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:02:00 | 9085-S1 | 0000000 | ST: Al. Limits ST-V2o High: 1.6 ST-V2 Low: −1.6.p | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:02:00 | 9117-S1 | 0000000 | Arrhythmia Off.q | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:02:02 | 9115-S1 | 0000000 | Pause All Alarms.i | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:02:02 | 9075-S1 | 0000000 | Arrhy: Missed Beat Off.r | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
| 4/20/14 0:03:00 | 9085-S1 | 0000000 | SpO2s: Desat Limit 78.p | PIIC iX: ixsurv006 |
aMRN is the medical record number and was presented as zeros for confidentiality purposes.
bDevice name refers to the Information Center host name (eg, PIIC iX: ixsurv006).
cPAPd: pulmonary artery pressure diastolic.
dThese are examples of yellow physiologic alarms.
eThese messages appear if “Alert Sound” was selected as a search criterion from the Alerts category.
fABPs: arterial blood pressure systolic.
gDesat: desaturation.
hAn example of a red physiologic alarm.
iThese are examples of clinicians’ actions. They depend on the “actions” selected from the search boxes.
jPVC: premature ventricular contraction.
kRR: respiratory rate.
lECG: electrocardiographic.
mAn example of INOP alarm.
nINOP: inoperative.
oST-V2: a segment in the electrocardiogram.
pExamples of User Action–Alarm Limit Change.
qAn example of User Action–Measurement Off.
rAn example of User Action–Alarm Off; Arrhy: arrhythmia.
sSpO2: peripheral capillary oxygen saturation.