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Chapter 6 Ventilator Alarms
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Alarm Priority Audible Visual (Alarm
Indicator Button
and Display)
Device
Action
User/Clinician Action
Replace
Detachable
Battery
Low or
High,
depending
on cause of
alarm
• • for Low
• • • • •
for High
“Replace Detachable
Battery” message
appears. If battery
is nearing end of
useful life, message
appears with yellow
background and
button is solid
yellow. If battery fails,
message appears with
red background and
button ashes red.
Operates User: Press Alarm Indicator/
Audio Pause button to silence
alarm. Or, press Left button
(Reset) to reset alarm. Switch
to an alternate battery or AC
power source while replacing
current detachable battery.
Clinician: Switch to an
alternate battery or AC power
source while replacing the
current detachable battery.
Ventilator
Service
Recommended
Medium
• • •
Yellow ashing
button;
“Ventilator Service
Recommended”
message
Operates User: Press Alarm Indicator/
Audio Pause button to
silence alarm. Or, press Left
(Reset) button to reset alarm.
Alarm goes away until next
reminder appears. Contact
your health care professional
to report alarm and have
device serviced.
Clinician: If alarm continues,
have device serviced.
AC Power
Disconnected
Medium
• • •
Yellow ashing
button; “AC Power
Disconnected”
message, and a box
appears around
battery in use.
Switches to
alternate
power source
User: Press Alarm Indicator/
Audio Pause button to
silence alarm. Or, press
Left (Reset) button to reset
alarm. If you were using AC
power, check power cord and
reconnect it if it has become
disconnected. Make sure
device is not connected to
an overloaded AC circuit. If
you were using an external,
detachable, or internal
battery, recharge the battery.
Clinician: Check batteries
and recharge f necessary.
Restore AC power if available.