SECTION 3
SERHT50NA A0808 3-23
FRONT PANEL MESSAGE DISPLAY WINDOW
All messages and alarms are displayed in a 16 character, alpha
numeric window located above the MODE controls.
Monitoring Messages:
When the Message Display Window is blank (no message
displa
yed) press the ▲Up control button to scroll through the
monitor
ing messages available. Monitored information includes
volume, frequency, pressure values and operation information.
Tidal volume, peak pressure, and baseline pressure are updated
breath by breath. Frequency and mean pressure are also updated
breath by breath, using a 6 sec. rolling average for frequency and
a 60 sec. rolling average for mean pressure. Minute volume is
updated every 10 seconds using a 60 sec. rolling average.
NOTE: Monitoring Messages cannot be accessed during alarm
violations.
There are 3 selections a
vailable:
• VT / V
•
i / f
• Paw / P / M / B
• H/S/L (or Q)
Press the ▲ Up button to scroll through the lines.Three seconds after
selecting a line
, the relevant operating parameters are displayed.
Following are the parameters for each line:
Line 1: “VT xxx V
•
i xx f xx”
VT – Tidal volume (in mL)
V
•
i – Insp. Minute Volume (in L/min) rounded to nearest
whole number
ƒ – Total number of patient or time activated breaths
detected for the last 60 seconds (in b/min)
Line 2: “Paw Pxx Mxx Bxx”
P – Peak airway pressure of last breath
M – Mean airway pressure
B – Baseline airway pressure at the end of expiration
Line 3: “H xxxxx Sxxxxx L (or Q)”
H – Hour meter reading
S – Software Version
L/Q– Audible Level of Alarm (Loud or Quiet)
After 4 seconds this line will go blank. Access this information any
time by pressing the ▲ Up button.