Alarms
Instructions for Use Apollo SW 4.5n 197
Part Number: 9053586, 3rd edition
To exit the alarm limits menu:
1. Place the cursor on > < and confirm with the
rotary knob.
or
1. press the > < key.
Auto-Set of alarm limits
Figure 122. Adapting Alarm LimitsWhen ventilation settings have been made, Apollo
can automatically adapt the alarm limits for minute
volume MV and the airway pressure P
AW to the
current parameters in Volume Mode, Volume AF,
Pressure Mode, and Pressure Support (optional).
1. Press the >Auto-set Limits< button
(1 in Figure 122).
The alarm limits menu opens automatically. The MV
and P
AW limits are adapted and highlighted by a dark
green background.
To quit the alarm limits menu:
1. Press the rotary knob or the > < key.
The new alarm limits for MV are calculated by the
Apollo from the measured value for the minute
volume MV in Volume Mode, Volume AF, Pressure
Mode, and Pressure Support (optional) as shown
below:
inEnf. 0.1 to 9.9
[Vol.%] 0 to 9.8; --
inDes. 0.1 to 21.9
[Vol.%] 0 to 21.8; --
inSev. 0.1 to 9.9
[Vol.%] 0 to 9.8; --
P
AW 5 to 99
[cmH
2O] 0 to 35
Alarm Adjustment range
Volume Mode, Volume AF,
Pressure Mode,
Pressure Support
MV
high alarm limit
[L/min]
measured MV x 1.4;
at least 2.0
MV
low alarm limit
[L/min]
measured MV x 0.6;
at least 0.3