Ventway Sparrow User Manual
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23.11. I:E 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
Change the I:E ratio to
be below 1. (cause a lot
of consecutive triggers,
so that after a few
breaths the average of
the inhalation length is
longer than the average
of the exhalation
length)
The software displays: “I:E Alarm”.
4
Silence the alarm. Alarm indication on the screen, but alarm is silenced.
5
Change the settings to
disable I:E Alarm.
I:E alarm is off.
6
Change the I:E ratio to
be below 1, (cause a lot
of consecutive triggers,
so that after a few
breaths the average of
the inhalation length is
longer than the average
of the exhalation
length)
The software doesn’t issue an alarm.