Alarms - Siare Falco 202 Evo User Manual

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ALARMS

This chapter illustrates the part of the system relevant to the alarms
operation of the Falco 202 Evo (10.4") lung ventilator (hereinafter called lung
ventilator); also, the operating logic and issues for alarms action are taken
into consideration.
WARNING !!
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The lung ventilator is equipped with automatic means for detection and identification of
serious and sudden events through alarm signals or information signals.
The aim of the alarm signal is to draw the attention of the user on the event, as well as to
indicate the required response speed.
Level or urgency
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Immediate, the event is potentially able to develop in a period of time which generally is
not enough to undertake a corrective manual action.
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Brief, the event is potentially able to develop in a period of time which generally is
enough to undertake a corrective manual action.
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Delayed, i.e. that the event is potentially able to develop in a not specified period of
time.
Level of severity
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Severe, i.e. leading to irreversible damage.
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Moderate, i.e. leading to reversible damage.
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Minor, i.e. involving a distress or leading to a minor damage.
The combination of urgency level and severity level of the listed factors,
determines the assignment of priority condition of an alarm situation.
The parameters and characteristics (activation time, presence or lack of an
acoustic and/or luminous indicator) and the possible user's actions respect to
the alarm signals (silencing, suspend, inhibit) are described here below.
Falco 202 Evo
Risk of injury for the user / patient
All the pictures and the examples shown in the present chapter have the
mere purpose of being an example and they do not make any reference
to real clinical cases.
Before using the lung ventilator, it is recommended to set the parameters
referred to the alarms.
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