GE iVent 201 Series, User'S Reference Manual

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6 Alarms
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ALARMS TEST
Alarms tests check the following alarms:

Tube Disconnect

Patient Disconnect

Sensor Disconnect (Open Loop)

AC Disconnect

Low O2 Pressure

Low Minute Volume

High Pressure

High O2

Low O2

Apnea

High PEEP

Auto Start
WARNING Do not perform these tests while the patient is connected to the
machine.
To perform an alarm test:
1. Connect the ventilator to AC power and oxygen supply according to the
iVent
TM
201 specification (See page 32).
2. Power up the ventilator. It automatically runs a self-test.
3. Select the default set for patient weight 70kg. Set FiO2 to 40% (if default set is
configured to a different value).
4. Run O.V.T. (See page 60).
5. Attach a 2L test lung with Rp20 resistance to the patient circuit through an
HME filter and start ventilation.
6. Tube Disconnect alarm test . Wait for at least 30 seconds after the
ventilation starts, and disconnect the patient circuit from the ventilator
outlet port. Verify that the
Tube Disconnect alarm is activated during the
first inhale after disconnection. Reconnect the patient circuit to the
ventilator and verify that the
Tube Disconnect alarm disappears
automatically.
7. Patient Disconnect alarm test . Disconnect the test lung from the patient
circuit. Verify that the Patient Disconnect alarm is activated. In case a
remote alarm cable is connected, verify that alarm at remote station is also
activated.
Reconnect the test lung to the patient circuit, and verify that the Patient
Disconnect alarm disappears automatically.