Alarm - Cause - Remedy - Dräger Apollo Operating Instructions Manual

Alarm – Cause – Remedy
Alarm – Cause – Remedy
Apollo divides alarm messages into three categories based on
priority and identified by different colors:
Warning - message with high priority (red)
Caution - message with medium priority (yellow)
Advisory - message with low priority (white)
Priority Message
Advisory 2 MIXED AGENTS
Caution 3 MIXED AGENTS
Advisory AGENT SENSOR FAIL
Advisory/ AIR CYLIND. CONNECT?*
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Caution/ AIR CYLIND. EMPTY*
Advisory
Caution AIR FLOW MEAS. FAIL
Advisory AIR PIPELINE FAIL
3
Advisory APNEA
Caution
Warning
1. The simultaneous presence of 3 agents cannot always be identified.
2. Displayed in Standby mode only.
3. Priority in accordance with maximum priority of the individual alarms.
* Alarm can be downgraded to specified lower priority or canceled.
Apollo Operator's Manual
Cause
A second anesthetic agent has been
detected.
1
A mixture of more than two anesthetic
agents has been detected.
2
Anesthetic gas measurement system has
failed.
Pressure sensor of backup cylinder not
connected.
Backup air cylinder empty and central air
supply not available or not connected.
Fresh-gas flow measurement for air has
failed.
Compressed air supply has failed.
Pipeline supply hose not connected or
kinked.
Optional air cylinder is empty or closed.
Compressed air compressor has failed.
Breathing/ventilation has stopped
(detected by pressure, volume, and CO
monitoring).
Chapter 12 - Troubleshooting
The alarm messages are listed below in alphabetical order.
The list is intended to help identify the cause of an alarm
message and to remedy the fault rapidly.
Machine-related alarms identified by an asterisk (*) can be
downgraded to a lower priority or canceled altogether by
pressing the > < key. For these alarms the lower priority is
shown following the "/" (if a dash (
alarm can be canceled).
Remedy
Wait for the transition phase to end after
changing anesthetic agents.
Check vaporizer filling level.
Flush system if necessary.
Check fresh gas settings.
Check vaporizer filling level.
Flush system if necessary.
Check fresh gas settings.
Wait for transition phase to end.
Use external gas measuring system.
Call DrägerService.
Check pressure sensor connection.
Use a new backup air cylinder.
Use the central gas supply.
Use only oxygen as fresh gas and
observe total flow meter.
Check fresh-gas flow settings using total
flow meter and set a fresh-gas flow
greater than or equal to measured or set
minute volume.
Call DrägerService.
Open optional backup air cylinder.
Check piped medical air supply.
Check connection to piped medical air
supply.
Connect a full air cylinder or open the
cylinder valve.
Check compressor.
Patient must immediately be
ventilated manually!
2
Check patient's spontaneous breathing
ability.
Check ventilator settings.
Check fresh gas setting.
Check that everything is connected.
Check hose system and tube.
) is shown, it means that
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