SLE 5000 - Volume and Breath Alarms; High Patient Leak Alarm; Low Tidal Volume Alarm; High Tidal Volume Alarm

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Alarm 40. High Patient Leak
Alarm message.................... High Patient Leak
Alarm sub message............. Check Patient
Connection
Priority of alarm ................... 40
Monitor mode....................... Flow
Can alarm be muted ........... Yes
Sounder Priority................... High
Alarm Description:
If the calculated patient leak is over user set
threshold this alarm is generated.
Action: Check patient. Check patient circuit
and ET tube. Adjust alarm threshold.
Alarm 41. Low Tidal Volume
Alarm message.................... Low Tidal Volume
Alarm sub message............. Tidal volume below
low threshold
Priority of alarm ................... 41
Monitor mode....................... Flow
Can alarm be muted ........... Yes
Sounder Priority................... High
Alarm Description:
Tidal volumes lower than a user selected
threshold will generate this alarm.
Action: Check patient. Adjust ventilation
parameters or alarm threshold.
Check patient circuit & water trap.
Alarm 42. High Tidal Volume
Alarm message.................... High Tidal Volume
Alarm sub message............. Tidal volume above
high threshold
Priority of alarm ................... 42
Monitor mode....................... Flow
Can alarm be muted ........... Yes
Sounder Priority................... High
Alarm Description:
Tidal volumes higher than a user selected
threshold will generate this alarm.
Action: Check patient. Adjust ventilation
parameters or alarm threshold.
Alarm 43. Low Minute Volume
Alarm message.................... Low Minute Volume
Alarm sub message ............. Minute volume
below low threshold
Priority of alarm.................... 43
Monitor mode....................... Flow
Can alarm be muted ........... Yes
Sounder Priority ................... High
Alarm Description:
Minute volumes that are lower than the user
selected thresholds generate this alarm.
Action: Check patient. Check patient circuit &
water trap. Adjust ventilation parameters or
alarm threshold.
Alarm 44. Breath Not Detected
Alarm message.................... Breath Not Detected
Alarm sub message ............. Check Patient
Connection
Priority of alarm.................... 44
Monitor mode....................... Flow
Can alarm be muted ........... Yes
Sounder Priority ................... High
Alarm Description:
If after a machine delivered breath, the ventilator
does not detect a patient response within 20
seconds, then this alarm is generated.
Action: Check patient. Check patient circuit &
ET tube.
Alarm 45. Apnoea (Volume)
Alarm message.................... Apnoea
Alarm sub message ............. Period between
patient effort
exceeds Apnoea
limit
Priority of alarm.................... 45
Monitor mode....................... Flow
Can alarm be muted ........... Yes
Sounder Priority ................... High
Alarm Description:
If a breath is not detected within a user specified
apnoea period, an apnoea alarm will be
generated. The flow is used to detect a breath.
Action: Check patient. Check patient circuit.
Adjust breath detection threshold.