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Apnoea alarm
Select USER PREFERENCES from the main menu. From the OPTIONS
MENU, select APNOEA ALARM.
An apnoea event is defined as a cessation of spontaneous breathing for a set
time delay. The apnoea alarm will be activated if this condition is detected.
Ventilation will continue at the backup rate during apnoea events.
To activate the apnoea alarm, select ON
and select the required time delay.
The total number of apnoea events during the
last seven days or since reset, will be
displayed along with the time duration of the
longest single apnoea.
Press + and
– together to reset the apnoea
count.
Max Breath Rate Alarm
The max rate alarm will be activated if the
patients breath rate exceeds the set level.
Select USER PREFERENCES from the main
menu. From the OPTIONS MENU, select
RATE ALARM. To activate the rate alarm,
select ON and set the required max rate.
