GE iVent 201 Series, User'S Reference Manual

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6 Alarms
161
Warning
Set Count or
Time of
Condition
Mode of Failure Priority Probable Cause Criterion for
Clearing Alarm
Corrective Action
High Pressure
2 breath delay Airway pressure
reaches the High
Pressure alarm
threshold
High
Clinical condition
No
synchronization
between the
ventilator
operation and
patient breaths
Incorrect alarm
settings
Delivery tubes
occluded or
partially occluded
Pressure is
lower than
alarm threshold
for 3 breaths
Subject to clinical
judgment, correct
setting as
necessary
High SpO2
2 Breaths
delay
SpO2 level
exceeds the
upper SpO2 limit
Medium The patient
clinical condition,
FiO
2
level set too
high, or the SpO2
settings are too
low
The SpO2 level
is lower than
the alarm limit
for 1 breath
Assessing the
patient clinical
condition,
decreasing the
FiO
2
level, or
increasing the
SpO2 alarm
settings.
Inverse I:E
Ratio
(for Volume
Control modes
only)
20 mandatory
breaths delay
The I:E ratio has
changed to an
inverse ratio
Low Improper setting
of Tidal Volume,
Breath Rate, P-
limit, Peak Flow,
Trigger settings
and/or
Inspiratory Time
Inverse I:E ratio
corrected for 5
breaths
Correct setting(s)
Low Battery
Approx. 20
min of
operating time
left
Internal battery is
running low
High Operating
without external
power supply –
time dependent
on parameter
settings
Charging is
detected
Connect unit to
external power
source (AC or DC)
Recharge battery
Low Breath
Rate
3 breath delay
(5 with
settings
change)
Breath rate is
lower than low
alarm setting
High Clinical condition
Trigger sensitivity
set too high
Alarm set too
high
Rate is higher
than alarm set
for more than 2
breaths
Assess patient
Decrease alarm
setting if
appropriate
Increase trigger
sensitivity