Hoffrichter LAVI - Alarm and Message Overview

Chapter 6: Alarms and messages 69
Alarm overview
Adjustable alarms
The adjustable alarms are physiologically conditional alarms. Only the doctor can set
the alarm limits on the parameter screen.
Please note: Not all alarms can be paused.
Alarm Priority Audible
alarm
Info LED
status
Cause Time delay
Apnoea HIGH c a f – a f Red
flashing
Set time
(“Apnoea
Alarm”) has been
exceeded
None

-
FiO
2
too
high
MEDIUM C b a Yellow
flashing
Measured FiO
2
is
greater than the
set “Max. FiO
2
”
None

-
FiO
2
too
low
MEDIUM C b a Yellow
flashing
Measured FiO
2
is
less than the set
“Min. FiO
2
”
None

-
Leak rate MEDIUM c a f Yellow
flashing
Leakage mea-
sured greater
than “Leak Rate”
3 breaths in a
row

-
High
pressure
MEDIUM c a f Yellow
flashing
Pressure is higher
than the set “High
Pressure Toler-
ance”
3 breaths in a
row

-
Low pres-
sure
MEDIUM c a f Yellow
flashing
Presser below set
“Low Pressure Tol-
erance”
3 breaths in a
row

-
High fre-
quency
MEDIUM c a f Yellow
flashing
Measured fre-
quency greater
than “Max. fre-
quency”
3 breaths in a
row

-
Low fre-
quency
MEDIUM c a f Yellow
flashing
Measured fre-
quency less than
“Min. frequency”
3 breaths in a
row

-
High vol-
ume
MEDIUM c a f Yellow
flashing
Tidal volume
greater than
“Max. tidal vol-
ume”
3 breaths in a
row

-