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Alarm Summary Table
The following table summarizes all of the high, medium, and low priority alarms and informational messages.
Alarm | Priority | Audible | Visual (Alarm | Device | User/Clinician Action |
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Loss of Power | High | • | • | Red flashing button; | Shuts down | User: Press Start/Stop button |
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| Blank screen |
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| to silence alarm. If using |
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| AC power, try plugging |
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| device into alternate AC |
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| power source. If loss of |
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| power continues, switch to |
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| DC power by connecting |
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| a fully charged detachable |
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| or external battery to the |
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| device. If there is still no |
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| power, connect patient |
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| ventilation and contact your |
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| health care professional. |
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| Clinician: Restore AC power. |
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| If alarm continues, connect a |
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| fully charged detachable or |
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| external battery to device to |
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| restore power. If alarm still |
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| continues, have the device |
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| serviced. |
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Ventilator | High |
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| Red flashing | Shuts down if | User: Press Start/Stop button. |
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Inoperative |
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| button; “Ventilator | can’t provide | If display is operational, |
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| Inoperative” message | therapy safely. | Power Off confirmation |
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| Or, continues | screen appears. Select |
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| Right button to shut off | |
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| to operate at a | |
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| device and silence alarm. | |
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| limited level. | |
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| Immediately remove patient | |
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| from ventilator and connect |
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| them to alternate source of |
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| ventilation. Contact your |
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| health care professional for |
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| service. |
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| Clinician: Restore power. If |
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| alarm continues, have the |
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| device serviced. |
Chapter 6 Ventilator Alarms