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Chapter 9
Alarms
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message is higher priority than one of the currently displayed messages. The
highest three priority messages will be displayed.
ALARM SILENCE is immediately terminated if ALARM RESET is pressed. Any
medium or high priority alarm that is active will immediately begin audible
annunciation.
Alarm Reset Automatic Alarm Reset (Auto-Reset)
When the alarm conditions that have caused a medium or high level alarm
clear, the audible alarm will terminate automatically (auto-reset). However,
after an alarm condition has been corrected, you must press the ALARM
RESET key to clear all visual alarm indicators.
Operator-Initiated Alarm Reset
You can clear active and auto-reset alarms by pressing the ALARM RESET key.
This clears the alarm messages in the Alerts insert for active and auto-reset
alarms. If the alarm condition reoccurs, the alarm restarts at its initial level of
urgency and elevates as described in Table 9-1: “Alarm Alert Messages” on
page 9-5.
For you to clear an apnea alarm, the ALARM RESET key may be pressed. Once
it has been pressed, the ALARM RESET will cancel an existing apnea alarm
and return ventilation to the active mode. If the condition that triggered the
apnea alarm persists after the ALARM RESET key has been pressed, the apnea
alarm will re-trigger. If the patient triggers two successive breaths in apnea
ventilation, the ventilator will automatically reset out of apnea ventilation.
Alarm Reset Terminates Alarm Silence
If ALARM SILENCE is active when ALARM RESET is pressed, the ALARM
SILENCE period will terminate and any active medium or high priority alarms
will become audible.
CAUTION: The ventilator alarm indicators and the Alerts insert should be
monitored closely during the Alarm Silence period to ensure that
unexpected alarms are noticed.
CAUTION: If an alarm persists for no apparent reason, contact Respironics
Customer Service at 1-800-345-6443.