ResMed Astral Series Clinical Manual page 5

Adjusting alarm settings ................................................................................................ 108
Setting the alarm volume .............................................................................................. 109
Testing the alarm sounders and indicators .................................................................... 109
Testing the Remote Alarm ............................................................................................ 110
Testing the alarms ............................................................................................................ 111
Testing the power alarms ............................................................................................. 111
Testing the pressure alarms .......................................................................................... 111
Testing the ventilation monitoring alarms ...................................................................... 112
Testing the oximetry alarms .......................................................................................... 112
Testing the oxygen alarms ............................................................................................ 113
Testing the breathing circuit alarms .............................................................................. 113
Testing the disconnection alarm ................................................................................... 113
Alarm settings and conditions ......................................................................................... 114
Tidal volume alarms ...................................................................................................... 114
Minute volume alarms .................................................................................................. 114
Respiratory rate alarms ................................................................................................. 115
Pressure alarms/limits ................................................................................................... 115
High pressure ................................................................................................................................. 115
Obstruction ..................................................................................................................................... 116
Low pressure .................................................................................................................................. 116
PEEP ............................................................................................................................................... 116
Breathing circuit alarms ................................................................................................. 117
High leak ......................................................................................................................................... 117
NV Mask/Rebreathing ..................................................................................................................... 117
Flow sensor not calibrated ............................................................................................................. 117
Circuit configuration alarms ............................................................................................................ 118
Disconnection alarm ....................................................................................................................... 118
Oxygen alarms .............................................................................................................. 118
Oximetry alarms ............................................................................................................ 119
SpO2 ............................................................................................................................................... 119
Pulse rate ........................................................................................................................................ 119
Apnoea alarm ................................................................................................................ 119
Ventilation stopped alarm .............................................................................................. 119
Power alarms ................................................................................................................ 120
System alarms .............................................................................................................. 120
Detecting circuit disconnection and de-cannulation ...................................................... 121
Astral Disconnection Alarm ............................................................................................. 122
Adjusting the Disconnection Alarm ............................................................................... 122
Setting and testing Disconnection Tolerance ................................................................ 122
Setting Activation Time .................................................................................................................. 124
Disabling (or enabling) the Disconnection Alarm ........................................................... 125
Data management process .............................................................................................. 127
Data management summary ......................................................................................... 128