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Alarms and error messages
ALARMS AND ERROR MESSAGES
GENERAL
The alarm limits may only be set by quali
fi
ed, specialist staff, under
the supervision of a physician.
The TRENDvent ventilator has both
fi
xed alarms and adjustable alarms
that apply to the respective ventilation mode. All adjustable alarms remain
saved when the device is switched off and are active again when it is
switched on. All alarms and error messages are displayed visually and/or
acoustically. Optionally, medium and high priority alarms can be emitted
via a remote alarm.
VISUAL ALARMS
Visual alarms and error messages are displayed
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via the alarm button
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and as highlighted,
fl
ashing text
Depending on the priority of the alarm, the alarm button
fl
ashes as follows:
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Priority HIGH
10 pulses fast (repeated every 5 seconds);
red
fl
ashes with 2 Hz
•
Priority MEDIUM
3 pulses slow (repeated every 5 seconds);
yellow
fl
ashes with 0.5 Hz
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Priority LOW
1 pulse; lit yellow
If several alarms are triggered at the same time or in quick succession, the
alarm with the highest priority is displayed.
Fig. 44: Alarm message “Pressure too low”
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