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Instructions for Use | Alarms and System Messages
Alarms and System Messages 54
The alarm is automatically resolved when a breath occurs in which the exhaled tidal volume exceeds
the low tidal volume alarm setting.
Device will continue to operate.
Alarm Settings
10 to 2000 ml in increments of 5 ml.
HIGH MINUTE VENTILATION
Priority
Medium
Why it occurs
The patient’s minute ventilation is greater than or equal to the high minute ventilation alarm setting.
What to do
Check if the patient is in pain or in an anxious state.
Note: A patient in pain or in an anxious state may breathe at a higher rate or at a higher tidal volume.
Such conditions may contribute to higher minute ventilation.
Device
performance
during active
alarm
The alarm is automatically resolved when the calculated minute ventilation is less than the high
minute ventilation alarm setting.
Device will continue to operate.
Alarm Settings
Adult and Pediatric patient types: 0.2 to 30 LPM in minimum increments of 0.1 LPM.
Infant patient type: 0.2 to 10 LPM in minimum increments of 0.1 LPM.
HIGH RESPIRATORY RATE
Priority
Medium
Why it occurs
The respiratory rate is greater than the High Respiratory Rate alarm setting.
When the trigger type is ‘Off’ then the spontaneous respiratory rate will not trigger the alarm.
What to do
• Check the patient for pain or anxiety
• Check the ventilator for auto-triggering
Note: A patient in pain or in an anxious state may breathe at a higher rate.
Device
performance
during active
alarm
The alarm is automatically resolved when the measured respiratory rate is less than the high
respiratory rate alarm setting.
Device will continue to operate.
Alarm Settings
Off, 1 to 90 BPM in increments of 1 BPM.
LOW INSPIRATORY PRESSURE ALARM
Priority
Medium
Why it occurs
The measured peak inspiratory pressure is less than or equal to the low inspiratory pressure alarm
setting.
What to do
•
Check the patient for changes that may cause this alarm, such as excessive patient inspiratory
effort
• Check the ventilator for
o Kinked, pinched, or blocked tubing
o Circuit leak or disconnect
Requirements
Volume Modes:
- CV
- SIMV-VC
- AC
Device
performance
during active
alarm
Device will continue to operate.
The alarm is automatically resolved when the measured peak inspiratory pressure is greater than the
low inspiratory pressure alarm setting.
Alarm Settings
PEEP+1 to 89 cmH
2
O in increments of 1 cmH
2
O.