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Ventilator Alarm Review

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Review for recognizing and troubleshooting ventilator alarms.

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Created Date 01.19.21
Last Updated 01.20.21
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  • Are you able to adjust manufacturer alarms?
  • Are you able to adjust the user alarms?
  • What can you do if you receive a "Battery Discharging stopped due to Temperature" or a "Battery not Charging due to Temperature" information message?
  • Are you concerned if you get a "Start on Battery" information message?
  • What priority of alarm is indicated by a yellow solid LED light?
  • What priority of alarm is indicated by a yellow flashing LED light?
  • What priority of alarm is indicated by a red flashing LED light?
  • Are low, medium and high priority alarms associated with an audible alarm indicator?
  • On the display screen, what colour is a medium priority alarm highlighted?
  • On the display screen, what colour is a high priority alarm highlighted?
  • What happens when a "Loss of Power" alarm is displayed?
  • What is the first thing you should do if the "Loss of Power" alarm is displayed?
  • What happens when a "Ventilator Inoperable" alarm is displayed?
  • What is the first thing you should do if the "Ventilator Inoperable" alarm is displayed?
  • Is the ventilator still able to operate when it displays the "Ventilator Service Required" alarm?
  • What does the "Low Circuit Leak" alarm alert you to?
  • How can you troubleshoot the "Low Circuit Leak" alarm?
  • Your child has managed to disconnect the circuit from their tracheostomy, what alarms would you expect on the ventilator?
  • What would you troubleshooting actions be for a "Circuit Disconnect" alarm?
  • What are some possible causes of a "High Inspiratory Pressure" alarm?
  • What alarm would you expect to see if the ventilator circuit was kinked?
  • What are possible troubleshooting steps for a "High Inspiratory Pressure" alarm?
  • What alarms might you expect to see if your child needed a suction?
  • What are some possible causes of a "Low Inspiratory Pressure" alarm?
  • What alarm would you expect to see if your child's trach tube came out?
  • What are possible troubleshooting steps for a "Low Inspiratory Pressure" alarm?
  • What are some possible causes for the "High Volume" alarms?
  • What are possible troubleshooting steps for a "High Volume" alarm?
  • Would you expect a faster than normal breathing rate to cause both the "High MV" alarm and the "High Vte" alarm?
  • What alarms might you expect if the temperature probe became disconnected?
  • What are some possible causes for the "Low Volume" alarms?
  • What are possible troubleshooting steps for a "Low Volume" alarm?
  • What are some causes of a "High Respiratory Rate" alarm?
  • What are some causes of a "Low Respiratory Rate" alarm?
  • How much battery power is left when the ventilator displays the medium priority "Low Battery" alarm?
  • How much battery power is left when the ventilator displays the high priority "Low Battery" alarm?
  • If you are unable to switch to a new power source when see the "Low Battery" alarm what can you do?
  • What are troubleshooting steps to take if the ventilator displays the "High Temperature" alarm?
  • If the troubleshooting steps for a "High Temperature" alarm are unsuccessful , what should you do?
  • When you hear your child's ventilator alarming what is the first thing you should do?