42 Chapter 4: Commissioning
System setup, invasive ventilation
Risk of injury due to tube circuit and cable!
If laid incorrectly, the tube circuit or other cables could cause
patient strangulation.
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Tubes and cables must always be positioned so that they
cannot wrap around the neck or limbs of the patient.
Risk of suffocation due to missing exhalation valve!
If no option for exhaling through a separate valve is available
in the invasive ventilation system, the patient could suffocate.
Ö Use a separate exhalation valve.
Risk of suffocation due to closed exhalation valve!
If the opening of the exhalation valve is closed, the patient
could suffocate.
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Make sure that the opening of the exhalation valve remains
open so that expired air can escape.
Risk of injury due to cold or dry breathing air!
Cold or dry breathing air presents an increased risk of col-
lapsed lung and thus impaired gas exchange. This can also dry
out the mucous membranes, resulting in an increased risk of
infection. For this reason, the breathing air should be heated
and humidified.
Ö Use an external humidifier or HME filter.
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