Smiths paraPAC P200D - Frequency and Air Mix Checks; Frequency Check (No Air Mix); Frequency Check (With Air Mix)

504-2033 Iss 1j 13 April 2005
x) Remove the patient circuit, patient valve and mask. If an HMEF was not used, clean
the patient valve as instructed in the User’s Manual.
10.4 Check Frequency with No Air Mix
i) Connect a Pneupac backpressure device and ratePAC to the outlet port of the
ventilator module.
ii) Select the 'On' or 'CMV/Demand' position.
iii) Set a backpressure of 15 x100Pa (15 cmH
2
O) on the backpressure device. The green
Cycle Indicator LED (top centre) should now illuminate briefly for each cycle of the
ventilator as the pressure passes through 10 x100Pa (10 cmH
2
O). This should continue
through Checks 10.4 to 10.7.
iv) Select ‘No Air Mix’.
v) Using the table to set the controls, check the frequency of the ventilator across the
whole range ensuring that the backpressure is maintained at 15 x100Pa (15 cmH
2
O)
when V
Del
is changed.
V
T
del
(mL)
Frequency
Set (bpm)
Frequency
(tolerance)
Respiratory
Time (secs)
Respiratory Time
(tolerance)
1300 8 6.8 – 9.2 7.5 8.625 – 6.375
1000 12 10.2 – 13.8 5.0 5.75 – 4.25
800 15 12.75 – 17.25 4.0 4.60 – 3.40
500 20 17.0 – 23.0 3.0 3.45 – 2.55
25 21.25 – 28.75 2.4 2.76 – 2.04
30 25.5 – 34.5 2.0 2.30 – 1.70
200 35 29.75 – 40.25 1.71 1.97 - 1.45
40 34.0 – 46.0 1.5 1.725 – 1.275
10.5 Check Frequency with Air Mix
i) With the ratePAC and backpressure device still fitted, select ‘Air Mix’.
ii) Repeat the instruction as in 10.4 v).
iii) Remove the ratePAC and reconnect the backpressure device.