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Chapter 6 Ventilator Alarms
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Note: For the alarm indicators
noted throughout this manual,
each “dot” represents an audible
beep.
Audible Indicators
An audible indicator sounds whenever a power failure or a high,
medium, or low priority alarm is detected. Additionally, an audible
indicator sounds for informational messages and to conrm that
certain actions have occurred (for example, when an SD card is
inserted or removed from the device).
• Ventilator Inoperative Audible Indicator – When a
ventilator inoperative alarm occurs, a continuous audible
alarm sounds. The alarm descriptions later in this chapter
display this indicator as:
• Power Failure Audible Indicator – When a power failure
occurs, a series of beeps sounds in a 1 beep pattern,
repeating one second on, then one second o. The alarm
descriptions later in this chapter display this indicator as:
• •
• High Priority Audible Indicator – When a high priority
alarm is detected, a series of beeps sound in the
following pattern, which is repeated twice: 3 beeps, a
pause, and then 2 more beeps. This indicator continues
until the cause of the alarm is corrected or the audible
alarm is paused. The alarm descriptions later in this
chapter display this indicator as:
• • • • • • • • • •
• Medium Priority Audible Indicator – When a medium
priority alarm is detected, a series of beeps sound in a
3-beep pattern. This pattern repeats until the cause of
the alarm is corrected or the audible alarm is paused.
The alarm descriptions later in this chapter display this
indicator as: • • •
• Low Priority Audible Indicator – When a low priority
alarm is detected, a series of beeps sound in a 2-beep
pattern. This pattern repeats until the cause of the alarm
is corrected or the audible alarm is paused. The alarm
descriptions later in this chapter display this indicator as:
• •