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CHAPTER 6: VENTILATION SETTINGS
INTRODUCTI
ON TO VENTILATION
SETTINGS
All of the clinical and utility menus can be accessed, viewed, and edited by the touch screen on the ventilator.
To use the touch screen, simply touch a button or an area of the screen you want to make active. An audible
“click” indicates the feature you touch is activated.
HOME SCREEN
When the ventilator is powered on, it completes a self test and then displays the
Home Screen
. This screen indicates that the ventilator is ready for use.
When an Activity Button is selected on the ventilator, the
Home Screen
will display
the breath rate (
Breath/min
or BPM), Peak Inspiratory Pressure (
PIP cmH
2
O
), and
gas flow rate (
Air LPM
or
O
2
LPM
).
The
Wrench Button
is used to go to the
Menu
screen
The current
Activity Icon
and
Output Volume
(displayed on the
Home
Screen
during ventilation)
The
Flip Button
flips the screen 180°.
Peak Inspiratory Pressure (
PIP cmH
2
O
) indicator (displayed on the
Home Screen
during ventilation)
Current breath rate (
Breath/min
or BPM) (displayed on the
Home
Screen
during ventilation)
Average gas flow in liters per minute (
Air LPM
or
O
2
LPM
) based on
prescription and patient’s current breath rate (displayed on the
Home Screen
during ventilation).
NOTE:
The
Home Screen
will initially display
LPM
when the ventilator is first powered on. After an Activity
Button is selected and ventilation begins, the
Home Screen
will display
Air LPM
or
O
2
LPM
based on the
option prescribed and selected.
Battery Charge Icon
Current
Activity Icon
(displayed during ventilation)
The
Vibration Icon
indicates that the ventilator is set for vibration.
Time and date
20.0
7.5
15
500 ml
Air LPM
PIP cmH
2
O
Breath/min
10:11a, Fri
Jun 12, 2015
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2
3
4
5
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9
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7
10
Values displayed on the screen are for
illustrative purposes only.
