Index: firmware/App/Controllers/PresOccl.c
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diff -u -r36d007b4b475ace14b370ab06366aed2196274f1 -rafbba992e373f7c47414ed027183246828ab8c80
--- firmware/App/Controllers/PresOccl.c	(.../PresOccl.c)	(revision 36d007b4b475ace14b370ab06366aed2196274f1)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/PresOccl.c	(.../PresOccl.c)	(revision afbba992e373f7c47414ed027183246828ab8c80)
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
 static const U32 EMPTY_SALINE_BAG_PERSISTENCE = ( 250 / TASK_GENERAL_INTERVAL );            ///< Time that saline bag looks empty before saying it is empty.
 
 #define PRES_ALARM_PERSISTENCE              ( 1 * MS_PER_SECOND )                           ///< Alarm persistence period for pressure alarms.
+#define HIGH_VEN_PRES_ALARM_PERSISTENCE     500                                             ///< Alarm persistence period for high venous pressure alarm
 #define PRES_OCCL_ALARM_PERSISTENCE         ( 3 * MS_PER_SECOND )                           ///< Alarm persistence period for occlusion alarms
 #define VEN_OCCL_ALARM_PERSISTENCE          100                                             ///< Alarm persistence period for venous occlusion alarm.
 #define AIR_PUMP_TOLERANCE_TIMEOUT_MS       (1 * MS_PER_SECOND )                            ///< Time to allow increased maximum venous high limit
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@
     initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_ARTERIAL_PRESSURE_LOW, 0, PRES_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );
     initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_ARTERIAL_PRESSURE_HIGH, 0, PRES_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );
     initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_VENOUS_PRESSURE_LOW, 0, PRES_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );
-    initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_VENOUS_PRESSURE_HIGH, 0, PRES_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );
+    initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_VENOUS_PRESSURE_HIGH, 0, HIGH_VEN_PRES_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );
     initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_ARTERIAL_PRESSURE_OUT_OF_RANGE, 0, PRES_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );
     initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_VENOUS_PRESSURE_OUT_OF_RANGE, 0, PRES_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );
     initPersistentAlarm( ALARM_ID_HD_BP_OCCLUSION_OUT_OF_RANGE, 0, PRES_OCCL_ALARM_PERSISTENCE );