Philips Respironics V60, User Manual

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High flow therapy
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Table 7-1: HFT Alarm and other messages: summary and troubleshooting
Message Description Corrective Action
Priority
type (ID) Manually
resettable Autores
ettable Silence
able
Cannot Reach Target
Flow Displays when HFT (high
flow therapy) is active. In-
dicates that flow target is
not achieved. Check the patient. Check
that the high flow nasal
cannula size is appropri-
ate for the flow setting.
Check that an occlusive
interface is NOT in use (a
cannula fully sealed with-
in the nares, an NIV mask
or direct connection to an
ETT/trach). Check for an
occlusion, kink or liquid in
the patient circuit. Low
(66) No Yes Yes
Patient alarms are
disabled during HFT Displays when HFT (high
flow therapy) is active. Pa-
tient alarms are not avail-
able in this therapy. Manually reset to confirm
and clear the audible
alarm. Low/
Infor-
mation
(68) Yes No Yes
Patient Circuit Oc-
cluded Displays when HFT (high
flow therapy) is active.
Gas flow to the patient is
obstructed. Check the patient. Check
that an occlusive interface
is NOT in use (a cannula
fully sealed within the na-
res, an NIV mask or direct
connect to an ETT/trach).
Check for an occlusion,
kink or liquid in the pa-
tient circuit. If problem
persists, provide alterna-
tive ventilation. High
(67) No Yes Yes
Check Vent: Proxi-
mal Pressure Sensor
Range Error Displays when HFT (high
flow therapy) is active.
Proximal pressure is out of
range. When using a high flow
nasal cannula with FEP
Connect, the proximal
pressure line should be
disconnected from the
ventilator port during HFT.
If this message is seen
when switching the pa-
tient from ventilation to
HFT, check to make sure
the proximal pressure line
is disconnected.
If the message still oc-
curs, provide alternative
ventilation and have the
ventilator serviced.
High
(12) Yes No No