Operator's Manual
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The Low
▼
Paw Alarm is activated when airway pressure remains below the
▼
Paw alarm limit setting for two consecutive mandatory breaths.
The alarm violation is cancelled when one mandatory breath is delivered
without a
▼
Paw alarm violation.
The Low
▼
Paw Alarm does not function in SPONT mode. The
▼
Paw alarm limit does not apply to spontaneous breaths in
SIMV mode.
3.3.4 High
I
and Low
I
Alarm Control and Display (inspiratory
minute volume)
Figure 26
– High
I
and Low
I
Alarm Control and Display
Range:
I
0 to 99.0 L/min
High
I
Alarm 1.1 to 50.0 L/min
Low
I
Alarm
0.1 to 49.0 L/min
This window displays the inspiratory minute volume (in liters) and is
automatically updated every 10 seconds. The
I
window always displays the
delivered minute volume, except when the user is in the process of setting
either the High or Low
I
alarm limit.
To adjust the High or Low
I
alarm limit:
1. Press
or .
The value in the adjacent display window blinks.
2. Use the
▲Up/▼Down
controls to adjust the displayed alarm limit value.
3. The new limit can be retained by:
Pressing the selected button again to accept the alarm setting.
Selecting another parameter for adjustment.
Allowing five seconds to elapse without adjustment.
The high inspiratory minute volume alarm limit is limited to
1 > the low alarm limit setting. The low alarm limit is limited
to 1 < the high alarm limit setting.
3.3.5
▲
I
(High Insp. Minute Volume) Alarm (user adjustable)