Respironics ESPRIT Service Manual page 39

REF 580-1000-02 G
WARNING: Never initiate an SST while the patient is connected to the ventilator. The high
airway pressures generated during SST can injure a patient.
Required equipment: the intended patient circuit assembly and a rubber cork.
Follow these steps to run SST:
1. Connect the intended patient circuit to the ventilator.
2. Touch SST on the diagnostic screen (Figure 5-5).
3. Touch Start SST to begin the test.
4. When prompted, unblock the wye and touch OK.
5. When prompted, block the wye and touch OK.
6. When SST is completed successfully, touch OK. The SST screen
shows the results of each test. Diagnostic code 2000 indicates that
SST was successfully completed.
If any SST tests fail, the screen displays failure data, including diagnostic
code, measured value, and passing values.
• Touch RETEST to repeat the test.
• Touch CONTINUE to skip the failed test.
• Touch CANCEL to exit EST.
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Figure 5-5: Starting SST
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