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ALARMS, ALERTS, AND TROUBLESHOOTING
MEDIUM-PRIORITY ALARMS (CONTINUED)
NOTIFICATION
CAUSE
CHECKS AND POSSIBLE RESOLUTION IN EACH CONFIGURATION
STAND-ALONE CONFIGURATION
EXTENDED RANGE CONFIGURATION
STATIONARY CONFIGURATION
Low Gas Pressure
10:11a, Fri
Jun 12, 2015
18
Breath/min
Air LPM
PIP cmH
2
O
3.1
5.2
Low Gas Pressure
NOTE:
Alarm may
appear on the screen
intermittently.
Gas pressure drops below the
allowable limit
Check all connections for possible leak.
Ensure that the source gas supply hose is not
kinked or pinched.
Ensure you are using a 50-PSI (nominal) regulator
with a minimum outlet flow of ≥40 LPM at 41 PSI.
Ensure the gas source (e.g. cylinder) has a
sufficient supply of gas (e.g. check that the
cylinder is not empty.)
If using a cylinder as the gas source, ensure the
cylinder valve is fully open.
Connect the ventilator to the compressor in
Extended Range or Stationary Configuration or
connect the ventilator to another gas source
(oxygen cylinder or wall source).
If the alarm is not resolved, place the patient on
an alternate means of ventilation (if necessary)
and contact your Breathe Technologies® service
representative.
Verify that the compressor is powered on.
Check all connections for possible leak.
Ensure that the source gas supply hose is not
kinked or pinched.
Dock the ventilator back into the compressor.
If the alarm is not resolved, place the patient on
an alternate means of ventilation (if necessary),
or connect the ventilator to an alternate pressure
source (oxygen cylinder or wall source) in Stand-
Alone Configuration. Contact your Breathe
Technologies® service representative.
The Low Gas Pressure alarm may temporarily
sound when switching from an Activity Button
with a lower volume to one with a higher
volume, the alarm should resolve itself within 60
seconds. Ventilation is still provided while the
ventilator is alarming.
The Low Gas Pressure alarm may temporarily
sound when switching from an Activity Button
without PEEP to one with PEEP. The alarm should
resolve itself within 60 seconds. Ventilation is still
provided while the ventilator is alarming.
A 50-foot source gas supply hose may require
changing to a 20-foot source gas supply hose,
for volumes greater than 350ml.
Verify that the compressor is powered on.
Ensure the ventilator is properly docked into the
compressor.
Ensure that the purge tube connector is not connected to
the compressor.
If the alarm is not resolved, place the patient on an alternate
means of ventilation (if necessary), or undock the ventilator
from the compressor and connect to an alternate pressure
source (oxygen cylinder or wall source) in Stand-Alone
Configuration. Contact your Breathe Technologies® service
representative.
The Low Gas Pressure alarm may temporarily sound when
switching from an Activity Button with a lower volume to one
with a higher volume, the alarm should resolve itself within
60 seconds. Ventilation is still provided while the ventilator
is alarming.
The Low Gas Pressure alarm may temporarily sound when
switching from an Activity Button without PEEP to one with
PEEP. The alarm should resolve itself within 60 seconds.
Ventilation is still provided while the ventilator is alarming.