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6
Alarms
WARNING!
The adjustable alarm settings should be re-evaluated whenever a change in settings is
made on the ventilator.
CAUTION!
Never leave a patient unattended during an alarm condition.
Setting alarm limits to extreme values could put the patient at risk.
Permitted distributed alarm systems are Vivo 65 remote alarm with cable and Vivo 65
nurse call cables provided by Breas Medical only.
NOTE
The alarm settings are maintained during an extended power failure.
This chapter describes the alarm functions used for the ventilator.
6.1
Alarm Function
The alarm function of the ventilator consists of the alarm LEDs on the front panel, an audi-
ble alarm, and messages on the display (see the front panel section for an overview of the
position of the LEDs).
6.1.1
Alarm Indication
As soon as an alarm condition is detected, the ventilator main unit and the remote alarm
unit (if connected) will alarm without delay.
When an alarm condition arises, the alarm is indicated in three ways:
Colour LED on the panel
Indicates the priority of the active alarm
condition.
•
High priority: red colour, flashing twice
per second.
•
ing every 2 seconds.
Alarm text in display
Displays the name of the active alarm
condition.
If several alarm conditions have been
reached, the alarm descriptions are rolling in the display, displaying the alarms with highest
priority first. A ">>" symbol is indicating that more than 1 alarm is set.
For detailed information about an alarm, press the info button at the lower left corner of
the front.
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Alarms
User manual
Medium priority: yellow colour, flash-
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