NM2B PMC PROCEDURE (continued)
6.20 BAROMED
6.20.1 Disconnect the breathing pressure sensor line from the absorber.
6.20.2 Connect a test pressure gauge and syringe to the breathing pressure
sensor line.
6.20.3 Press the THRESHOLD key on the main keypad. A box shall appear
around the Threshold Alarm Limit.
6.20.4 What is the threshold alarm default? ___ cm H
2
O (12)
6.20.5 Verify that the threshold alarm limit has a range from 5 to 30 cm H
2
O.
6.20.6 Adjust the threshold to 10 cm H2O.
6.20.7 Press the HIGH key in the Baromed section of the main keypad. A box
shall appear around the High Pressure Alarm Limit.
6.20.8 What is the high alarm limit default? ___ cm H
2
O (50)
6.20.9 Verify that the high alarm limit has an adjustable range from 30 to 120
cm H
2
O. (Later software versions allow range up to 125 cm H
2
O).
6.20.10 Set the high alarm limit to 65 cm H
2
O.
6.20.11 Increase the pressure to 25 cm H
2
O; decrease the pressure to 20 cm
H
2
O.
6.20.12 Does the THRESHOLD LOW message appear in the Advisory column?
___ (Y)
6.20.13 Set the Man/Auto valve to AUTO, and turn the ventilator ON.
6.20.14 Bleed the pressure and start a stopwatch.
( ) 6.20.15 What is the time when APNEA-PRESSURE appears in the Caution
column? ___ sec (13-17)
( ) 6.20.16 What isthe time when theAPNEA-PRESSURE appearsinthe Warning
column? ___ sec (26-34)
6.20.17 After the APNEA-PRESSURE alarm is displayed in the Warning
column on remote display, slowly increase the test pressure.
( ) 6.20.18 At what pressure does the APNEA-PRESSURE alarm deactivate? ___
cm H
2
O (7-13)
Rev. Y
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