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6. Ventilator Alarms
This chapter describes the ventilator alarms and what you should do if an alarm occurs.
There are three types of alarms:
•• High Priority – Require immediate response by the operator
•• Medium Priority – Require prompt response by the operator
•• Low Priority – Require operator awareness. These alarms alert you to a change in the ventilator status.
Additionally, the ventilator also displays informational messages and confirmation alerts that notify you of conditions that need attention but do not qualify as alarm conditions.
Note: If multiple alarms occur at the same time, all alarms are processed and displayed, but the alarms are ordered first by priority and then by occurrence, with the newest, highest priority alarms at the top of the list. The alarm precedence is in the following order: high priority, medium priority, low priority, and informational messages.
Note: Not all alarms are available in every therapy mode; some alarms are mode- dependent.
Chapter 6 Ventilator Alarms
