48 Alarms
Vivo 40 users manual
Doc. 003821 En-Uk E-1
Low Breath Rate Alarm (Apnea alarm)
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Definition
A low breath rate alarm will be given when the
delivered breath rate is less than the low breath
rate alarm limit for 15 seconds.
Possible cause
• Setting is higher than breath rate.
• The patient doesn’t trigger any breaths.
• Decrease of the patient’s spontaneous breath-
ing.
Ventilator action
The Vivo 40 will continue to give breaths with the
same settings.
Indication
The alarm is given audibly with a medium priority
signal and visibly by the yellow alarm LED and a
display message.
