High Priority Alarms - GETINGE GROUP Maquet SERVO-s VENTILATOR SYSTEM V7.0 User Manual

9.2 HIGH PRIORITY ALARMS

Alarm Message
Apnea
Check tubing
Expiratory cassette
disconnected
Expiratory Minute
Volume: High
Expiratory Minute
Volume: Low
Gas supply
pressures: Low
High continuous
pressure
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Possible causes
Preset or default alarm limit exceeded.
Time between two consecutive
inspiratory efforts exceeds the set alarm
limit.
Problems with patient tubing or
expiratory pressure transducer.
Disconnected pressure transducer
(expiratory or inspiratory).
Blocked pressure transducer (expiratory
or inspiratory).
Water in expiratory limb of ventilator.
Wet or clogged bacteria filter.
Excessive leakage.
The expiratory cassette is disconnected
or not connected properly.
Preset or default alarm limit exceeded.
Increased patient activity.
Ventilator self-triggering (autocycling).
Improper alarm limit setting.
Preset or default alarm limit exceeded.
Note: This alarm also works as a patient
disconnect alarm.
Low spontaneous patient breathing
activity.
Leakage around the cuff.
Leakage in the patient breathing system.
Improper alarm setting.
Air and O supply is below 2.0 kPa x 100.
2
Both air and O gas supply disconnected.
2
Obstruction leading to constant high
airway pressure (>PEEP +15 cmH
during:
> 2 breaths or 5 seconds, whichever
is greater,
15 ±1.5 s if less 2 breaths are
triggered
Remedies
Check patient and breathing system.
Check ventilator settings.
Refer to service.
Remove water from tubing and check
humidifier settings, e.g., relative humidity.
Check heater wires in humidifier (if
present).
Check connections of tubing and
expiratory cassette.
Connect the expiratory cassette.
Replace the expiratory cassette.
Perform a Pre-use check if a new
expiratory cassette is inserted.
Check patient and breathing system.
Check trigger sensitivity setting.
Check alarm limit settings.
Check patient
Check cuff pressure.
Check patient breathing system (perform
leakage test if necessary). Check pause
time and graphics to verify.
Consider increased ventilatory support
for the patient.
Check the gas connections.
Check patient and breathing system.
O)
Check ventilator settings.
2
Contact a service technician.
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