Adapting Alarm Limits - Dräger Primus SW 4.5n Instructions For Use Manual

Alarms
Alarm
inEnf
[Vol%]
inDes
[Vol%]
inSev
[Vol%]
P
AW
[hPa
(cmH O)]
2
To exit the alarm limits menu:
Place the cursor on
tary knob.
or
Press the key.

Adapting alarm limits

Volume
When ventilation settings have been made, Primus
can automatically adapt the alarm limits for minute
volume MV and the airway pressure P
rent parameters in Volume Mode, Volume AF,
Pressure Mode, and Pressure Support (op-
tional).
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Setting ranges
0.1 to 9.9
0 to 9.8
0.1 to 21.9
0 to 21.8
0.1 to 9.9
0 to 9.8
5 to 99
0 to 35
and confirm with ro-
A
B
MV
6.0 3.6 8.4
P 25 10 30
AW
to the cur-
AW
Press the soft key auto-set limits (A).
The alarm limits menu opens automatically.
The alarm limits for MV and P
highlighted by dark green background (B).
To quit the alarm limits menu:
Push the rotary knob or the
The new alarm limits for MV are calculated by
Primus from the measured value for the minute vol-
ume MV in Volume Mode, Volume AF, Pressure
Mode, and Pressure Support (optional).
Volume Mode,
Volume AF,
Pressure Mode,
Pressure Support
MV measured MV x 1.4;
upper alarm limit at least 2.0
[L/min]
MV measured MV x 0.6;
lower alarm limit at least 0.3
[L/min]
The displayed value may differ marginally due to
rounding errors, since Primus calculates the values
internally with much greater accuracy.
The new alarm limits for P
Primus on the basis of the mean values for PEAK,
PLAT, and PEEP over the last four machine
strokes. Spontaneous breaths by the patient and
triggered pressure support strokes are not taken
into account.
If the mean of the last (up to four) measured
breaths cannot be calculated, the measured value
of the last breath is used instead.
Instructions for use Primus SW 4.5n
are adapted and
AW
key.
are calculated by
AW