Index: firmware/App/Controllers/PresOccl.c
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diff -u -rdb291cc22fd8f10e6e47cad468e14ed5590a94f2 -rdaa935b918b5e8290a6b10cf4dc3b532e5b10455
--- firmware/App/Controllers/PresOccl.c	(.../PresOccl.c)	(revision db291cc22fd8f10e6e47cad468e14ed5590a94f2)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/PresOccl.c	(.../PresOccl.c)	(revision daa935b918b5e8290a6b10cf4dc3b532e5b10455)
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 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
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@
     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 );