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Alarm | Priority | Audible | Visual (Alarm | Device | User/Clinician Action |
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Replace | Low or | • • for Low | “Replace Detachable | Operates | User: Press Alarm Indicator/ |
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Detachable | High, | • • • • • | Battery” message |
| Audio Pause button to silence |
Battery | depending | for High | appears. If battery |
| alarm. Or, press Left button |
| on cause of | is nearing end of |
| (Reset) to reset alarm. Switch | |
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| useful life, message |
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| current detachable battery. | |
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| Clinician: Switch to an |
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| yellow. If battery fails, |
| alternate battery or AC power |
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| source while replacing the |
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| red background and |
| current detachable battery. |
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Ventilator | Medium | • • • | Yellow flashing | Operates | User: Press Alarm Indicator/ |
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| Audio Pause button to |
Recommended |
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| “Ventilator Service |
| silence alarm. Or, press Left |
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| Recommended” |
| (Reset) button to reset alarm. |
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| message |
| Alarm goes away until next |
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| Clinician: If alarm continues, |
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AC Power | Medium | • • • | Yellow flashing | Switches to | User: Press Alarm Indicator/ |
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Disconnected |
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| button; “AC Power | alternate | Audio Pause button to |
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| Disconnected” | power source | silence alarm. Or, press |
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| message, and a box |
| Left (Reset) button to reset |
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| alarm. If you were using AC |
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| battery in use. |
| power, check power cord and |
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| reconnect it if it has become |
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| disconnected. Make sure |
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| an overloaded AC circuit. If |
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| detachable, or internal |
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| battery, recharge the battery. |
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| Clinician: Check batteries |
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| and recharge f necessary. |
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| Restore AC power if available. |
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Chapter 6 Ventilator Alarms
