Setting Alarm Limits - Dräger Oxylog 3000 plus Instructions For Use Manual

Setting alarm limits

CAUTION
Set alarm values carefully.
Extreme alarm values can render the alarm
system useless.
Setting upper alarm limit for Paw
Regardless of the set ventilation mode, the airway
pressure Paw is controlled by the ventilator and lim-
ited to the set maximum inspiratory pressure Pmax.
The airway pressure is limited when Pmax is
reached; inspiration will not be terminated prema-
turely. For more details refer to "Cardio-pulmonary
resuscitation (CPR)" on page 67.
Pmax appears in the pressure curve as a dashed
line. When this dashed line is reached, the
Oxylog 3000 plus issues a !!! Paw high alarm.
A
1 Set the maximum airway pressure Pmax via the
Pmax control (A).
Lower alarm limit for Paw
The Oxylog 3000 plus automatically generates an
alarm when it no longer detects a pressure
difference of more than 5 mbar between the
Instructions for Use Oxylog 3000 plus SW 1.n
Oxylog 3000 plus
B
inspiratory and expiratory pressure; for more than
20 seconds.
Setting alarm limits for MVe, RRsp and optional
etCO
2
WARNING
Set the lower alarm limit MVe
the minimum ventilation required for the
patient.
Otherwise, there is a risk of the patient receiv-
ing insufficient ventilation.
1 Press the key Alarms
Display (example):
2 Select and activate the low alarm limit
high alarm limit
the display.
3 Set and confirm the value.
If the CO sensor cable is disconnected, etCO
2
alarm limits are not visible.
If the CO sensor cable is disconnected and then
2
reconnected, the previously set alarm limits will still
be valid.
For the alarm limit ranges refer to "Alarm limit ran-
ges" on page 141.
Alarms
according to
(B).
for MVe, RRsp or etCO
or
on
2
2
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