
Troubleshooting
158
Instructions for use Fabius plus SW 3.n
Ventilator failure
Alarm
VENTILATOR FAIL !!!
If the ventilator does not return to its initial state,
the alarm
VENTILATOR FAIL !!!
activates.
Only manual ventilation or spontaneous breathing
is possible.
No other ventilation modes can be selected.
In this case, proceed as follows:
1
Change to
ManSpont
ventilation mode.
2
Set the APL valve to position
Man
.
3
Set the APL valve to the desired pressure.
4
Fill the breathing bag, if necessary with the aid
of the O
2
flush key.
5
Manually ventilate the patient.
Bypassing the ventilator
In the following cases, the ventilator must be
bypassed so that the ventilation can be continued.
– The ventilator does not return to its initial state
after a malfunction.
and
– The spontaneous breathing mode cannot be
activated.
To bypass the ventilator, proceed as follows:
1
Set the On/Off switch on the rear of Fabius to
(off).
2
Set the On/Off switch back to
(on).
Fabius restarts and performs a selftest. More
information on the selftest can be found in section
''Checking the readiness for operation'' on page
88.
1
Select ventilation mode
ManSpont
.
2
Set the APL valve to position
Man
.
3
Set the APL valve to the desired pressure.
4
Fill the breathing bag, if necessary with the aid
of the O
2
flush key.
5
Manually ventilate the patient.
Before starting the ventilation with an automatic
ventilation mode, contact DrägerService or the
authorized local service partner.