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7.4.9 APNOEA BACK-UP
The apnoea BACK-UP is a safety feature for the patient which can be activated in
the operative modes: PSV e SIMV+PS / SPONT (RR=0).
The apnoea BACK-UP function is activated in case the patient, ventilated in one of
the above mentioned operative modes, stops generating breaths.
After a time preset in the SETUP MENU, the relevant alarms occur and the system
automatically starts patient ventilation.
When the ventilator automatically commutates in this safety modality,
the user CANNOT act on ventilation parameters.
The equipment continues to ventilate and the user take note of the
emergency state that has been created.
When the apnoea BACK-UP function is activated the ventilation
parameters used are those set in STAND-BY according with the
selected operative mode.
To return to initial ventilation conditions (operative modes,
SIMV+PS / SPONT).
alarm.
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