70 Alarms
Vivo 40 clinician’s manual
Doc. 003886 En-Us A-1e
High Pressure Alarm
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Definition
A high pressure alarm will be given when the
Vivo 40’s pressure exceeds 10 cmH
2
O more than
IPAP/IPAPmax, for 3 consecutive breaths.
Possible cause
Only activated under exceptional conditions,
such as a strong cough during the ventilator’s
inspiration phase.
Setting
Self adjusting
Ventilator action
The Vivo 40 will terminate inspiration from the
first high pressure breath. The Vivo 40 will then
continue to give breaths with same settings.
Indication
The alarm is given audibly and visibly by the red
alarm LED and a display message.