AS 2901-1986

1 - AS 2901-1986 MEDICAL DEVICES - CHARACTERISTICS OF AUDIBLE AND VISIBLE ALARM SIGNALS
4 - PREFACE
4 - CONTENTS
5 - 1 SCOPE.
5 - 2 DEFINITIONS.
5 - 2.1 Acute life-threatening situation
5 - 2.2 Modulation (sound)
5 - 2.3 Default conditions
5 - 2.4 Alarm
5 - 2.5 Advisory indicator
5 - 2.6 Strobe
5 - 2.7 Shall, should, may
5 - 3 REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDIBLE AND VISIBLE INDICATORS.
5 - 3.1 General.
5 - 3.2 Alarms for acute life-threatening situations.
6 - 3.3 Alarms and advisory indicators for other than acute life-threatening situations.

Specifies the characteristics of audible and visible alarm signals when these are used to advise the status of a medical device or the condition of a patient. It reserves certain types of alarms exclusively for advising of situations of an acute life-threatening, or potentially acute life-threatening nature, when a patient is under treatment or observation by a medical device. The Standard applies to devices which are electrically powered.

This standard specifies the characteristics of audible and visible alarm signals when these are used to advise the status of a medical device or the condition of a patient. It reserves certain types of alarms exclusively for advising of situations of an acute life-threatening, or potentially acute life-threatening nature, when a patient is under treatment or observation by a medical device. The standard applies to devices which are electrically powered. The standard is not intended to apply to alarms for fixed installations, such as medical gas pipelines.