The apnea alarm
is set at 20 seconds for all ages. The high heart rate alarm is set at
230 beats per minute. The setting of the low heart rate alarm will change
according to conceptional age. The low heart rate alarm for neonates less
than 40 weeks conceptional age is set at 80 beats per minute; for neonates
between 40 and 48 weeks conceptional age, 70 beats per minute; and for
neonates older than 48 weeks conceptional age, 60 beats per minute.
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