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MAINTENANCE
8. TESTING THE LOW BREATH RATE ALARM (MEDIUM PRIORITY)
Begin by ventilating using the Low Activity button. Allow the ventilator to ventilate for a few breaths using the
current settings.
Using the
Clinician’s Settings
Menu, navigate to
Low Activity
Prescription Setting Alarm Limits
and change the
Low BR
alarm limit to
20/min. Select
OK
and
CONFIRM
.
The top of the touch screen should display the Low Breath Rate alarm
(in yellow), and you should hear a sequence of three tones indicating a
medium-priority alarm or vibrate.
NOTE:
If a low- or medium-priority alarm occurs while the ventilator is in
vibration mode, and the alarm is not resolved within 60 seconds, an audible
alarm occurs.
Using the
Clinician’s Settings
Menu, navigate to
Alarm Limits
and return the
Low BR
alarm limit to 0/min. Select
OK
and
CONFIRM
.
The
Low BR
alarm will resolve itself when the
Low BR
alarm limit is returned
to 0/min.
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Breath/min
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2
LPM
PIP cmH
2
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4.1
Low Breath Rate
Values displayed on the screen are for
illustrative purposes only.
