Alarms - Siare Falco 101 User Manual

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ALARMS

This chapter illustrates the part of the system relevant to the alarms operation of the Falco
101 lung ventilator (hereinafter called ventilator); also the operating logic and issues for
alarms action are taken into consideration.
The 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

Immediate, the event is potentially able to develop in a period of time which generally is
not enough to undertake a corrective manual action.

Brief, the event is potentially able to develop in a period of time which generally is
enough to undertake a corrective manual action.

Delayed, i.e. that the event is potentially able to develop in a not specified period of
time.
Level of severity

Severe, i.e. leading to irreversible damage.

Moderate, i.e. leading to reversible damage.

Minor, i.e. involving a distress or leading to a minor damage.
Falco 101
WARNING !! 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.
WARNING !! Risk of injury for the patient
Before using the ventilator, it is recommended to set the entries and the
parameters referred to the alarms.
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 the 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.
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