Chapter 14: GAS Monitoring (Sidestream)
14.8 GAS (Sidestream) Alarm Messages
a) Physiological alarms
The alarm occurs when Gas parameters exceed the adjusted alarm limits:
Alarm
Respiration rate violates
AWRR HIGH
adjusted high limit
Respiration rate violates
AWRR LOW
adjusted low limit
End Tidal Co2 violates
EtCo2 HIGH
adjusted high limit
End Tidal Co2 violates
EtCo2 LOW
adjusted low limit
FiCo2 violates adjusted high
FiCo2 HIGH
limit
Situation
●AWRR value blinks.
●The alarm indicator
flashes.
● The alarm message is
displayed in a background
corresponding to its level.
●AWRR value blinks.
● The alarm indicator
flashes.
●The alarm message is
displayed in a background
corresponding to its level.
●EtCo2 value blinks.
● The alarm indicator
flashes.
● The alarm message is
displayed in a background
corresponding to its level.
●EtCo2 value blinks.
●The alarm indicator
flashes.
●The alarm message is
displayed in a background
corresponding to its level.
●FiCo2 value blinks.
●The alarm indicator
flashes.
●The alarm message is
displayed in a background
corresponding to its level.
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Visual prompt
User Manual
Audio sound
Activated
Activated
Activated
Activated
Activated