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Responding To Alarms
Responding To Alarms
Page 36
LP6 Plus and LP10 User’s Manual
The ventilator has visual and audible alarms. The audible alarm is usually
a pulsating tone. Both the ventilator and the remote alarm emit these
tones. Flashing or steady light(s) on the ventilator indicate the source of
the problem. These alarms alert you or your caregiver that the ventilator
requires attention. These are the types of alarms.
A Pulsating Audible Alarm and Flashing Light(s)
The Low Pressure/Apnea, Low Power, High Pressure, Setting Error, and
Power Switchover alarms all use this type of alert signal.
A Steady Audible Alarm and Steady Lights
This combination indicates a detected microprocessor error in the ventilator.
Single Reminder Tone
A single tone sounds every five minutes when the internal battery powers
the ventilator.
Warnings All alarms indicate a potential risk to patient safety. When an
alarm sounds, provide immediate attention and support to the
patient as dictated by the situation.
Any device is subject to unpredictable failures. To ensure patient
safety, an appropriately trained caregiver should monitor ventilation.
If the patient’s condition warrants the use of a secondary,
remote alarm, or another external monitoring device the physician
should prescribe it. The physician should also determine to
what level the patient may require an alternate means of ventilation.
When any alarm sounds:
First, attend to the patient immediately. Then, check the flashing or
steady light(s) on the ventilator to identify the source of the problem.
You may press the Alarm Silence/Reset button to silence the alarm. This
silences the audible signal for one minute. If the alarm condition is corrected
during that minute, the alarm light will turn off.
A microprocessor error cannot be silenced. You cannot silence an alarm
before it occurs.
June 1999