10 EN MEDUVENT Standard
WM 67851 01/2021
2 Safety
Hazardous therapy as a result of inadequate patient
monitoring!
If the patient and the device are not observed and monitored
during ventilation, delayed response by medical personnel to
alarms and faults might result in serious or life-threatening injury
to the patient and incorrect therapy.
Continuously observe and monitor the patient and device
during ventilation.
Additionally use external monitoring (e.g. SpO
2
and/or etCO
2
).
Failure of therapy as a result of device malfunction or loss of
pneumatic or electric power!
A device failure might result in failure of the therapy. This can
cause serious or life-threatening injury to the patient.
Have an alternative means of ventilation at the ready.
Risk of injury resulting from incorrectly set limitation of
maximum airway pressure!
An excessively high airway pressure might cause the patient
serious or life-threatening injury.
Always set the pressure limit pMax to match the current patient
and the current therapy.
Risk of suffocation resulting from extubation during patient
transport!
If the device falls off, or the breathing circuit becomes
disconnected during patient transport, the patient might be
extubated, resulting in laryngospasm. This can cause serious or
life-threatening injury to the patient.
Secure the device against falling while transporting the patient
on a stretcher.
Always fix the breathing circuit in place while transporting the
patient.
Risk of asphyxia as a result of aspiration!
Mask ventilation at excessive ventilation pressures can lead to
gastric insufflation and aspiration of stomach contents. This can
cause serious or life-threatening injury to the patient.
Avoid high pressures during mask ventilation.
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