Checkout Procedure
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Ventilation Tests
After conguring Ventilation therapy using the settings described in “Ventilation Testing Procedures” on page 112,
verify the complete the following steps while Ventilation therapy (and Oxygen therapy, if prescribed) is running:
NOTE: For mouthpiece patient circuit setups, these verication steps are not applicable.
NOTE: These ranges represent the combined tolerances of the delivered therapy and their independent monitor.
1 Run a Pre-Use Test. See “Running the Pre-Use Test” on page 34 for instructions.
2 Verify the Vte monitor reads between 279 and 541 mL.
3 Verify the PEEP monitor reads between 2 and 8 cmH2O.
4 Verify the Leak monitor reads between 20 and 40 L/min.
5 Count the number of breaths delivered over one minute to verify the delivered Breath Rate is 12 BPM.
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