7.3
Physiological Alarms
7.3.1
High Pressure Alarm
Property
Alarm text
Priority
Alarm condition
Possible cause
Reset criteria
Ventilator action
Setting range
Setting resolution
Setting Display
78 Alarms
Vivo 2 User's Manual
Description
High Pressure
High
A High Pressure alarm will be given when the patient pres-
sure reaches the set High Pressure alarm limit for three con-
secutive breaths.
• Mismatch between pressure setting and alarm setting.
• Coughing during inspiration.
• Changes in airway resistance and or compliance.
A full breath is performed with maximum pressure below the
alarm limit.
The Vivo 2 will continue treatment according to the current
settings. The actual breath is however terminated if the High
Pressure alarm limit is reached.
• 5 cmH
O to 35 cmH
2
• Off
Note that the High pressure alarm cannot be set lower than
the value set for the Low pressure alarm.
Below 10 cmH
O: 0.5 cmH
2
Above 10 cmH
O: 1.0 cmH
2
The High Pressure alarm setting is displayed by a red line in
the pressure bar graph.
O
2
O
2
O
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