Table of Contents - Covidien

Getting started
Ventilation begins according to the displayed settings and the
existing alarm limits. You should review all alarm limits and
change them if necessary. (Section 3.3 tells you how.) You can
change alarm limits or ventilator settings at any time during
normal ventilation.
Warning
In PSV it is impossible to set support pressure + PEEP to
deliberately cause a HIGH PRESSURE alarm. Although Covidien
does not recommend doing so, it is possible in VCV to set a tidal
volume that causes breath truncation and a HIGH PRESSURE
alarm. To avoid activating a HIGH PRESSURE alarm, select the
appropriate TIDAL VOLUME and HIGH PRESSURE alarm settings.
3.3 Viewing and changing alarm settings
You can view alarm settings at any time without affecting
ventilation by pressing the appropriate key. The ALARM SETTINGS
window displays the value of the alarm being viewed or changed.
The alarm setting flashes for up to 30 seconds, and you can change
an alarm setting any time its setting is flashing in the window.
All alarm settings are in effect during ventilation (except for
LOW INSP PRESSURE, which is not active in SPONT mode). You can
change alarm settings at any time during ventilation. You can only
change one alarm setting at a time.
To change a setting: touch, turn, ACCEPT.
1. Touch the key: The key light turns
on, and the current alarm setting
flashes in the window for 30
seconds. The message window
shows the current setting, range,
and units of the alarm.
2. Turn the knob to adjust the alarm
setting (this only works when the
alarm setting is flashing in the
window). The ventilator will beep if
you attempt to select a setting
above or below the setting range.
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