Ventway Sparrow User Manual
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23.10. TIDAL VOLUME ALARM
Step Procedure Action Expected Results
1
Start up the Sparrow
ventilator.
Complete the patient
circuit test.
The software switches to the ventilation phase, weight
selection screen.
2
Set the simulator to
the patient weight of
60 kg.
Select 60 kg and then
SIMV ventilation
mode, Invasive/Non-
Invasive, and confirm
the patient
connection.
Mode is set. The blower starts.
The software switches to running ventilation, in SIMV mode.
3
Slowly decrease the
Tidal volume (TV) to
70%, By not allowing
the lung to fill up.
When TV is below 80%, the software displays: “Low Tidal
Volume Alarm”.
4
Silence the alarm. Alarm indication on the screen, but alarm is silenced.
5
Increase TV above
80%.
The alarm disappears.
6
Change settings to
disable TV. (Go to
alarms settings
second screen and
change the low TVe
value to “--”).
TV is disabled.
7
Slowly decrease the
Tidal volume (TV) to
50%, By not allowing
the lung to fill up.
Alarm is not set.
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