Breas Nippy 4 - Technical Alarms

6.3.22 Low Pulse Rate Alarm
Property Description
Alarm text
Low Pulse Rate
Priority High
Alarm condition A low pulse rate alarm will be given when the measured pulse
rate goes below the alarm limit for 15 seconds.
Possible cause
• Bad positioning of the finger probe.
• Too low flow of bleed-in oxygen.
• Insufficient ventilatory support.
Reset criteria
The pulse rate goes back above the alarm limit.
Ventilator action The Nippy 4 will continue treatment according to the current
settings.
Setting range 30 to 230 bpm (beats per minute)
Off
Setting resolution 5 bpm (beats per minute)
This alarm requires a connected SpO
2
sensor.
6.4 Technical Alarms
6.4.1 Power Fail Alarm
Property Description
Alarm text The alarm is given audibly with a tone and the display is blink-
ing with the alarm message
Power Fail
Priority High
Alarm condition The Power Fail alarm is given if the last power source fails to
provide enough power for running the ventilator.
Possible cause The last available power source cannot deliver power to the
ventilator.
Battery discharged or battery failure.
Reset criteria External power supply connected to ventilator.
Ventilator action The Nippy 4 stops the treatment, and gives the Power Fail
alarm for at least 2 minutes.
If power is restored within the alarm time, the ventilator will
automatically resume treatment with current settings.
When powered up again, the power failure will be logged.
Alarms
95
Doc. 006553 M-6 User Manual