Re: [Histonet] Audible alarm

2011-09-22 Thread Tonia Richmond
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Audible alarm Our processors are plugged into emergency outlets, so power outages are rarely a problem. However, when the processor fails for another reason, it will alarm in Blood Bank since there is someone in there 24/7. They will call me at home and we will actually tr

RE: [Histonet] Audible alarm

2011-09-22 Thread Laurie Colbert
Our processors are plugged into emergency outlets, so power outages are rarely a problem. However, when the processor fails for another reason, it will alarm in Blood Bank since there is someone in there 24/7. They will call me at home and we will actually troubleshoot the problem. We've had seve

RE: [Histonet] Audible alarm

2011-09-22 Thread Jason McGough
We use an external alarm on all of our processors. The alarm is hooked up to a dialer that calls our pager. We have one of our techs on call then during after hours. This has been successful. We have had the alarm call out and delays have been minutes instead of hours. There are other errors that s

Re: [Histonet] Audible alarm

2011-09-22 Thread Rene J Buesa
The best option is to have a dedicated power supply connected to your hospital emergency generator. It will have to fail the electricity from the grid and from the hospital to produce what you describe, which is very unlikely. René J. --- On Thu, 9/22/11, Scott, Allison D wrote: From: Scott,