GE Carestation 650 A1 - List of Alarms

List of alarms
If corrective action does not resolve the alarm message, contact an
authorized service representative.
Circuit pressures and volumetric flows are measured by the
ventilator and airway gas module. If the Data Source is set to
Patient the displayed waveforms and numeric information are
measured by the airway gas module. Although not displayed, the
ventilator measurements continue and if a measured value violates
an alarm setting, the appropriate alarm occurs. The value highlighted
in the parameter numeric box may not appear to have violated the
alarm setting. Changing the Data Source to Vent will display the
circuit pressures and volumetric flows measured by the ventilator.
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Message Priority Cause Action
AA, CO2
monitoring not
connected
Medium No gas monitor is detected when the
External Gas Monitor setting in Super
User is set to No.
The monitor condition changes to
disconnected when the External Gas
Monitor setting in Super User is set to
Yes.
Connect or install a gas module in the
machine or set External Gas Monitor
setting to Yes if the system uses a
stand-alone monitor for O2, AA, and
CO2.
Agent mixture Medium When using a CARESCAPE
™
series
airway module, two different agents
are detected by the airway module and
the MAC age calculation is greater
than or equal to 3. When using an
Airway Gas Option airway module, two
different agents are detected by the
airway module.
Make sure only one agent is on. Wait
approximately two minutes for the first
agent to wash out of the system.
Agent mixture Low When using a CARESCAPE series
airway module, two different agents
are detected by the airway module and
the MAC age calculation is less than 3.
Make sure only one agent is on. Wait
approximately two minutes for the first
agent to wash out of the system.
Air supply
pressure low
Medium Air pipeline pressure is less than 252
kPa (36 psi) and the air cylinder
pressure dropped below 2633 kPa
(381 psi) for one second.
Ensure the air pipeline and cylinder are
properly connected.
Ensure facility gas supply pressure is
within specification and the back up
cylinder is full and open.
Apnea Medium Apnea time delay (10-30 seconds) has
passed without a measured breath.
Apnea time delay (20-30 seconds) has
passed without a change in the
measured CO2 by at least 1%
Check for leaks in the patient circuit.
Check for patient disconnection.
Check ventilation mode.
Apnea >120 s High Apnea time exceeds 120 seconds. Check for leaks or blockages in the
breathing circuit. Ensure the Bag/Vent
switch is in the Vent position. Check the
patient.
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