Chapter 1 Introduction
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Alarms Respond immediately to any alarm. It may indicate a potentially
life-threatening condition. Refer to the Alarms and Troubleshooting
chapters for more information.
Visually monitor the patient and ventilator at all times during an Alarm
Silence period. Allowing alarms to continue without intervention may
result in harm to the patient.
If the high priority “Low Internal Battery” message appears,
immediately connect the ventilator to an alternate power source. If no
alternate power source is available, immediately place the patient on
an alternate source of ventilation.
If the “Ventilator Inoperable” alarm occurs, immediately place the
patient on an alternate source of ventilation.
You should not rely on any single alarm to detect a circuit disconnect
condition. The Low Tidal Volume, Low Minute Ventilation, Low
Respiratory Rate, and Apnea alarms should be used in conjunction with
the Circuit Disconnect alarm.
Make sure the alarm volume is set loud enough to be heard by the
caregiver. Consider the use of a remote alarm.
Trilogy200 oers the following circuit type selections:
•Passive •Active Flow •Active PAP (Proximal Airway Pressure )
The Passive circuit type provides an ESTIMATE of Vte.
Only the Active Flow circuit type directly measures exhaled tidal
volume (Vte).
The Active PAP circuit type DOES NOT measure Vte and only provides
for an indication of the delivered tidal volume (Vti).
Improperly
Functioning
Ventilator
If you notice any unexplained changes in the performance of the
device, if it is making unusual sounds, if the device or detachable
battery are dropped, if water is spilled into the enclosure, or if the
enclosure is cracked or broken, discontinue use and contact Philips
Respironics or an authorized service center for service.