Breas Nippy 4 - Low Pressure Alarm

6.3.4 Low Pressure Alarm
Property Description
Alarm text
Low Pressure
Priority High
Alarm condition A Low Pressure alarm will be given when the Nippy 4 pressure
fails to reach the low pressure alarm limit for 15 seconds.
The low pressure alarm is disabled during ramp periods.
Possible cause
• Disconnection of patient circuit.
• Mismatch between pressure setting and alarm setting.
• Leakage from the mask or other components of the patient
circuit.
Reset criteria
The pressure rises above the alarm limit.
Ventilator action The Nippy 4 will continue treatment according to the current
settings.
Setting range
• 1 cmH
2
O to 40 cmH
2
O
Note that the Low pressure alarm cannot be set higher than
the value set for the High pressure alarm.
Setting resolution Below 10 cmH
2
O: 0.5 cmH
2
O
Above 10 cmH
2
O: 1.0 cmH
2
O
Setting display The Low Pressure alarm setting is displayed by a red line in the
pressure bar graph.
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Alarms
User Manual
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