Lung Ventilator Use; General Warnings - Siare Falco 101 User Manual

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LUNG VENTILATOR USE

This chapter shows you how to use the Falco 101 lung ventilator for intensive care,
emergency and transport (referred to from now on as ventilator).

General warnings

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Falco 101
Thoroughly read this chapter and the entire manual to make sure
respiratory parameters and alarm limits are set correctly and choose the
most suitable ventilation mode.
The clinician must choose the operating modes and the alarm limits that
best match patient's physiological state and pathologies.
WARNING !! Patient/clinician injury hazard
Before starting the ventilator you have to:
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carry out the preliminary checks (please see the previous chapter)
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set the language and the patient data (please see 4.5)
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set and check the alarms limits (please see 4.7)
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set the physiological respiratory parameters and the operating mode
that match the patient's clinical situation best (please see 4.8).
Before subjecting the patient to a lung ventilation treatment, please:
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set the airway pressure limit alarm to a value that does not exceed 20
cmH O; this way you will prevent any problems that might arise due to
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incorrect respiratory volume or frequency setup (you can increase the
pressure if the patient's pathology and conditions require such
modification)
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check the set oxygen concentration (FiO
might affect the patient's health
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please consult this Operator Manual.
Patient injury hazard
All figures and examples featured in this chapter are purely informative and
do not refer to real clinical cases.
) as high concentrations
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