Living with
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9.0 Appendix
9.1 Answers to Patient and Caregiver Training (continued)
16. Circle True or False for the following:
1. The RED ALARM ADAPTER silences the [No Power] alarm
and should only be attached to a controller that is not
connected to a pump. True False
2. Pressing
clears a message on the Controller Display
when a medium alarm has resolved and there is no alarm
sound or light displayed in the Alarm Indicator. True False
3. These are all things that should be reported right away to
your clinician:
a) You’ve dropped and/or damaged any of your equipment
b) A battery(s) that lasts less than 2 hours after being fully charged
c) You have an active medium alarm that states
[Controller Fault, Call] on the display screen. True False
17. The CONTROLLER DISPLAY gives pump information such as:
Match the denition of the items:
a
RPM
b
Watts
c
L/min
18. You suddenly get a high priority alarm [VAD Stopped, Connect Driveline] on your
Controller Display. What is the rst thing you would do?
Answers continued on next page
Fill in your answers below:
_____ Power
_____ Blood Flow
_____ Speed
Connect driveline
b
c
a
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