Breas Vivo 55 User Manual

6.3.8 Low Vt
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Alarm (Low Expired Tidal Volume)
Property Description
Alarm text
Low Vte
Priority High
Alarm Condition A Low Expired Tidal Volume alarm will be given when the
monitored Expired Tidal Volume fails to reach the set limit for
the Low Expired Tidal Volume alarm for 15 seconds.
This alarm is only used if the Vivo 65’s patient circuit type is set
to Dual limb or Leakage (single limb) circuit.
Possible cause
• Mismatch between Expired Tidal Volume and Alarm setting.
• Changes in airway resistance and or compliance.
• Leakage around the mask or within one of the components
of the circuit.
• Obstructed or occluded patient circuit.
Reset criteria
Full breath above set alarm limit
Setting range
• 100 ml to 2000 ml (adult), 10 ml to 300 ml (paediatric)
• Off
Setting resolution 10 below 600 ml, 100 above 600 ml
Ventilator action The ventilator will continue treatment with the same settings.
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Breas Vivo 55 Specifications

General

Brand	Breas
Model	Vivo 55
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English