Chapter 6 - Operation Summary Changing Patients
76 Apollo Operator’s Manual
Part Number: 90 38 237, 6th edition
Changing Patients
Follow the steps below for successive patient cases.
Switch to Standby Mode
• Press the standby key > <, and confirm
with the confirm knob.
The functions of the workstation are switched off. All
the current settings from the previous case are
retained, including gas delivery and ventilation
parameters, alarm limits, and patient age and weight.
To activate the default settings instead of using the
current settings:
• Press the >Restore Default Settings< key on
the Standby screen, and press the confirm
knob.
The default settings for gas delivery,
ventilation, and alarm limits are restored.
Enter the new patient’s age and ideal body weight
(optional) as instructed on page 73, and proceed.
Change the Absorbent
Replace the absorbent when:
• the inspiratory CO
2 concentration exceeds
5 mmHg,
or
• the indicator color changes from white to violet.
The color indicator can regenerate slowly and
the soda lime may revert to white, but its
absorption capacity is nevertheless spent. You
should therefore dispose of used absorbers
immediately.
With the system in standby mode:
1. Swing the writing tray out of the way.
2. Press the release button on the ventilator unit,
and pull the unit out.
3. Turn the absorber canister clockwise and
remove it.
4. Empty the used soda lime and dispose of it.
5. Fill the absorber canister to upper mark with
fresh soda lime.
6. Fit the canister into position below the breathing
system, and turn it counterclockwise as far as
possible.
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