Chapter 8
8-10 Respironics V60 Ventilator User Manual 1047358 Rev N
Alarms and messages
PPV Max V Estimated delivered patient
tidal volume is greater than
the PPV maximum volume
alarm limit. Possible causes
are excessive patient inspi-
ratory effort; a significant
change in the leak around
the patient interface; or
high PPV %, Max E, or Max
R setting. Ventilator cycles
to exhalation.
At first, an information
message. If condition per-
sists for three consecutive
PPV inspirations, this esca-
lates to a high-priority
alarm.
Check the patient. Confirm
ventilator and alarm settings
are appropriate. Check for
circuit or mask leaks. If
problem persists, provide al-
ternative ventilation. Have
ventilator serviced.
Infor-
mation/
High
(50)
Yes Yes Yes
Pressure Regulation
High
Pressures exceed ventilator-
defined thresholds. Ventila-
tion continues. Autoresets
when alarm condition re-
moved; otherwise, transi-
tions to the ventilator
inoperative state if pres-
sure continues to rise.
Check the patient. Confirm
ventilator and alarm settings
are appropriate. If problem
persists, provide alternative
ventilation. Have ventilator
serviced.
High
(44)
Yes Yes Yes
Proximal Pressure
Line Disconnect
Proximal pressure low for a
few seconds. Proximal pres-
sure line is disconnected.
Air flow to the patient con-
tinues.
Check the patient. Recon-
nect proximal pressure line.
Confirm ventilator and alarm
settings are appropriate. If
problem persists, provide al-
ternative ventilation. Have
ventilator serviced.
High
(41)
Yes Yes Yes
Running on Internal
Battery
System is powered by the
internal battery. Autoresets
when ventilator is connect-
ed to AC power.
Connect ventilator to AC
power.
Low
(57)
Yes Yes Yes
Trigger:+x, E-Cycle:
+x
Use Menu to change
Auto-Trak+ is active and us-
ing the displayed settings.
This messages is displayed
for 5 min after start-up.
Confirm that Auto-Trak+ set-
tings are appropriate.
Infor-
mation
(61)
Yes Yes N/A
Using Default Set-
tings
Displayed after power on if
setting values are corrupt-
ed or not set, or if default
values were restored by the
user.
Check the patient. Check
and adjust settings as re-
quired.
Infor-
mation
(58)
Yes Yes N/A
Vent Inoperative x
description of failure
See Table 8-4 on page 8-15
Table 8-2: Alarm and other messages: summary and troubleshooting (continued)
Message Description Corrective Action
Priority
type (ID)
Manually
resettable
Autore-
settable
Silence-
able
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