Index: firmware/App/Controllers/PresOccl.c
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diff -u -rc2d822ce76e7ccbf57a8bbabf7446a18385edc9b -r2fbfc45cea26e36bc8295d4c81c48bb597ca63d3
--- firmware/App/Controllers/PresOccl.c	(.../PresOccl.c)	(revision c2d822ce76e7ccbf57a8bbabf7446a18385edc9b)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/PresOccl.c	(.../PresOccl.c)	(revision 2fbfc45cea26e36bc8295d4c81c48bb597ca63d3)
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 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
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@
     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 );