Breas Vivo 55 User Manual

6.3 Physiological Alarms
6.3.1 High Pressure Alarm
Property Description
Alarm text
High Pressure
Priority High
Alarm condition A High Pressure alarm will be given when the patient pressure
reaches the set High Pressure alarm limit for three consecutive
breaths.
Possible cause
• Mismatch between pressure setting and alarm setting.
• Coughing during inspiration.
• Changes in airway resistance and or compliance.
• Blocked exhalation valve or leakage port.
Reset criteria
A full breath is performed with maximum pressure below the
alarm limit.
Ventilator action The Vivo 65 will continue treatment according to the current
settings. The actual breath is however terminated if the High
Pressure alarm limit is reached.
Setting range
• 5 cmH
2
O to 70 cmH
2
O
Note that the High pressure alarm cannot be set lower than the
value set for the Low pressure alarm.
Setting resolution Below 10 cmH
2
O: 0.5 cmH
2
O
Above 10 cmH
2
O: 1.0 cmH
2
O
Setting Display The High Pressure alarm setting is displayed by a red line in the
pressure bar graph.
NOTE
While sigh function is activated:
• In pressure modes (during the sigh breath), the high pressure alarm will automati-
cally be set 10 cmH
2
O above set sigh pressure.
(Max 70 cmH
2
O.)
• In volume modes (during the sigh breath), the high pressure alarm will automati-
cally be increased by the same percentage as the set sigh volume percentage.
(Max 70 cmH
2
O.)
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Breas Vivo 55 Specifications

General

Brand	Breas
Model	Vivo 55
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English