Philips Respironics V60, User Manual

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9-8
Alarms, messages, and troubleshooting
High Rate Measured respiratory rate
is greater than the Hi Rate
setting. Escalates to a
high-priority alarm if the
alarm condition persists
for more than 60 sec. Check the patient. Con-
firm ventilator and alarm
settings are appropriate. If
problem persists, provide
alternative ventilation.
Have the ventilator ser-
viced. Low/
High
(59) Yes Yes Yes
High Tidal Volume Measured estimated tidal
volume is greater than the
Hi V
T
setting. Escalates to
a high-priority alarm if the
alarm condition persists
for more than 60 sec.
Check the patient. Check
for large leaks. Confirm
ventilator and alarm set-
tings are appropriate. If
problem persists, provide
alternative ventilation.
Have the ventilator ser-
viced. Low/
High
(58) Yes Yes Yes
Low Inspiratory Pres-
sure Measured inspiratory pres-
sure is less than the LIP
setting. Check the patient. Con-
firm ventilator and alarm
settings are appropriate. If
problem persists, provide
alternative ventilation.
Have the ventilator ser-
viced. High
(46) Yes Yes Yes
Low Internal Battery Battery can provide oper-
ating power for only an ad-
ditional 15 minutes under
nominal conditions. Au-
toresets when ventilator is
connected to AC power. Connect ventilator to AC
power. Provide alternative
ventilation. High
(43) No Yes No
Low Leak
–
CO
2
Re-
breathing Risk
Estimated volume of ex-
haled gas returned to the
patient is high. Check the patient, as pos-
sibility of CO
2
rebreath-
ing could pose a potential
problem. Check the exha-
lation port for occlusions.
Check for appropriate pa-
tient interface and exhala-
tion port settings.
If the approved exhala-
tion port is unobstructed,
mask and port settings are
appropriate, and problem
persists, increase the ven-
tilator baseline flow by
adding leak or increasing
EPAP, if possible.
High
(42) Yes Yes Yes
Switch to an approved
nebulizer.
Table 9-3: Alarm and other messages: summary and troubleshooting (continued)
Message Description Corrective Action
Priority
type (ID) Manually
resettable Autores
ettable Silence
able