IEC 60601-1-8 melodic alarms
As constructed by the Cognitive Engineering Research Group, The University of Queensland, Australia
IEC 60601-1-8 alarms s used in Wee and Sanderson (2008)
| Alarm | High priority | Medium priority |
| General | play | play |
| Cardiovascular | play | play |
| Temperature | play | play |
| Infusion | play | play |
| Perfusion | play | play |
| Ventilation | play | play |
| Power Failure | play | play |
| Oxygen | play | play |
IEC 60601-1-8 alarms as used in ANZCA1 study (subset of all)
| Alarm | High priority | Medium priority |
| General | play | play |
| Cardiovascular | play | play |
| Ventilation | play | play |
| Infusion | play | play |
| Power Failure | play | play |
| Oxygen | play | play |
Modified IEC alarms as used in ANZCA1 study (subset of all).
| Alarm | High priority | Medium priority |
| General | play | play |
| Cardiovascular | play | play |
| Ventilation | play | play |
| Infusion | play | play |
| Power Failure | play | play |
| Oxygen | play | play |
Patterson alarms as used in ANZCA1 study (subset f all).
| Alarm | High priority | Medium priority |
| General | play | play |
| Cardiovascular | play | play |
| Temperature | play | play |
| Infusion | play | play |
| Ventilation | play | play |
| Oxygen | play | play |
A further version of the alarms can be heard at Dr Chris Thompson's website.