Attaching The Air Hose - CareFusion AVEA Operating Instructions Manual

AVEA ventilator systems
WARNING
Allow 90 seconds for the accumulator to purge before initiating patient ventilation with Heliox gas.
WARNING
Connection of a gas supply at the Helium-Oxygen mixture inlet that does not contain 20% oxygen can cause
hypoxia or death.
Although an 80/20 mixture of Helium and Oxygen is marketed as medical grade gas, the Helium/Oxygen gas
mixture is not labeled for any specific medical use.

Attaching the Air Hose

Figure 2–31: Attaching the Air Hose to the water trap/filter
Note:
The fitting for Air will not accept a Heliox connection and vice versa.
L2786 Rev. M
Chapter 2: Unpacking and Setup
Attach the Air supply hose to the "Smart" connector fitting with the
integral water trap/filter on the left of the back panel as shown in
Figure 2–31.
The fitting shown here is a DISS fitting. Fittings which accept NIST
and Air Liquide hoses are also available from CareFusion.
The air hose will not attach to the fitting designed for Heliox and vice
versa.
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