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2. Press the Clear button on the keypad. This silences the alarm and minimizes

the alarm pop-up window. If the condition which caused the alarm is not

resolved, the minimized alarm appears red and is labeled with a text

message that describes the alarm condition. After 30 seconds, the alarm

pop-up window maximizes and sounds an audible alert.

WARNING Rectify all alarm conditions immediately. Always make sure that the

patient is safe. An alternate means of ventilation must be available at

all times.

3. Press the red Silence button on the keypad. This stops the alarm sound and

minimizes the alarm pop-up window. A two-minute timer starts, which

shows in the bottom right beside an icon showing a crossed-out bell (Figure

132)

Figure 132: Silenced Alarm Icon

For as long as the condition causing the alarm is not corrected, the minimized

alarm appears red with a text message that describes the alarm condition. If the

alarm condition is not resolved within two minutes, the alarm pop-up window

maximizes and sounds an audible alert.

WARNING Rectify all alarm conditions immediately. Always make sure that the

patient is safe. An alternate means of ventilation must be available at all

times.

NOTE If more than one alarm condition occurs, the alarm messages appear

sequentially according to their order of appearance from left to right on the

minimized alarm bar.

To clear a minimized green alarm indicator from the bottom of the LCD screen,

press clear for two seconds.

All alarms are logged in the logbook. Clearing an alarm also creates a log

entry in the logbook

ALARM SETTINGS

The following alarms are user-adjustable:

 High and Low Respiratory Rate

 High and Low Minute Volume

 High and Low Pressure

The Low Pressure alarm is updated automatically when setting the PEEP value. It

can also be adjusted from the Alarm Settings screen

 Apnea Time

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