ACM - IHE

IHE Patient Care Device Technical Framework Supplement – Alarm CommunicationManagement (ACM)______________________________________________________________________________725730735If the PCD-06 includes a human readable text description of the alarm indication that is thepreferred description to be presented on the wireless endpoint communication device. In theabsence of such information the Alarm Manager should produce the human readable textdescription from other information present in the transaction.If waveform snippets in Waveform Content Module (WCM) format are included in the ReportAlarm [PCD-04] transaction and the AM to AC protocol is WCTP then then the entire ReportAlarm [PCD-04] message shall be included in a single extension XML element within theWCTP message body. This approach provides the maximum relevant data for the AC to processand display the evidentiary data.If during communication negotiations between the AM and AC actors the AC actor indicates noreadiness to produce graphics from the evidentiary data then that information is not to be sent tothe AC and instead the AM, if a regulated medical device and if capable, should send a graphicalsnippet prepared from the evidentiary data received in the Report Alarm [PCD-04] transaction.3.Y+2.4.1.3 Trigger EventsThe AM has determined that an alarm needs to be disseminated and so sends it to the AC.3.Y+2.4.1.4 Message Semantics740This message communicates alarms to communication endpoint devices.The table below lists the data items and their optionality. All of these data items are within theWCTP message text.Table 3.Y+2.4.1.4-1: PCD-06 static definitionPCD-06 Fields Usage Card.Alarm_LocationAlarm associated CE [1..1]location based uponinformation from PV1-3Alarm_Patient Patient Identification CE [1..1]Alarm_TextTextual alarmR [1..1]identificationAlarm_Identifier Alarm unique identifier O [0..1]Alarm_CallbackCall back connection O [0..1]informationAlarm_ReferenceURL or application O [0..1]link potentiallycontaining alarm orpatient contextualinformationAlarm_CommentNotes and Comments O [0..1]associated with alarmAlarm_Evidentiary_Data Evidentiary dataassociated with alarm,O [0..1]__________________________________________________________________________32Rev. 1.3– 2012-08-16Copyright © 2012: IHE International, Inc.