Dräger Apollo User Manual

Alarms
Instructions for Use Apollo SW 4.5n 189
Part Number: 9053586, 3rd edition
During operation certain alarms can be disabled
globally (see “Enabling/disabling alarms globally
during operation” on page 191) or individually in the
alarm limits menu (see “Displaying and setting alarm
limits” on page 195).
If all the alarms connected to a measurement
function have been disabled, the measured value will
be marked with the symbol > < (1 in Figure 115).
If only certain alarm limits have been disabled for a
monitoring parameter, one symbol > < or > <
appears next to the parameter (2 in Figure 115).
If the upper and lower alarm limits of a monitoring
parameter have been disabled, but the respective
apnea monitoring feature is still active, the symbol
> < appears next to the parameter.
If an apnea monitoring feature derived from a specific
monitoring parameter has been disabled, that
parameter will be marked with the symbol > <.
A monitoring parameter is always marked with the
symbol > < if, after switching from Standby into a
ventilation mode, a valid CO
2 breathing phase has
not yet been detected for the parameters O
2, N2O,
MV, or inspiratory and expiratory CO
2, or respectively
a valid pulse signal for SpO
2. As soon as a breathing
phase has been detected or valid pulse signals are
available for SpO
2, the symbol disappears.
Alarm behaviour when changing ventila-
tion modes
The Apollo has an automatic suppression of active
MV low and apnea alarms implemented, when
changing ventilation modes.
This suppression applies when the user changes
from a ventilation mode with a low mandatory
ventilation support, such as ManSpont, to a
ventilation mode with a higher mandatory ventilation,
such as Volume Mode. After this timeout the alarms
will only be generated again if the preconditions are
valid.
If the ’MV low’ alarm is active during such a change,
the alarm is suppressed for 45 sec (no alarm display
and no audible tone). The apnea alarms can be
suppressed for a certain time, depending on the
ventilation settings in the new ventilation mode.
If the settings for freq/FreqMIN are < 6 bpm the
apnea alarms will be suppressed for 30 sec,
otherwise the timeout is 15 sec.
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Dräger Apollo Specifications

General

Brand	Dräger
Model	Apollo
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English