Aestiva
A-10
1006-0938-000
Alarm tests
1.
Connect a test lung to the patient connection.
2.
Set the Bag/Vent switch to Vent.
3.
Set the controls:
•Ventilation Mode: Volume control (Select from main menu)
•Ventilator:
Tidal Vol: 400 ml
Rate: 12
I:E Ratio: 1:2
Plimit: 40 cmH
2
O
PEEP: Off
•Anesthesia Machine
O
2
flow: minimum flow (25-75 mL/min)
All other gases: Off
Push flush to fill the bellows.
4.
Make sure that:
•Mechanical ventilation starts.
•A subatmospheric pressure alarm does not occur.
•The ventilator displays the correct data.
•The bellows inflate and deflate during mechanical ventilation.
5.
Set the O
2
flow control to 5 L/min.
6.
Make sure that:
•The end expiratory pressure is approximately 0 cmH
2
O.
•The ventilator displays the correct data.
•The bellows inflate and deflate during mechanical ventilation.
7.
Test the O
2
monitor and alarms:
•Make sure the sensor measures approximately 21% O
2
in room air.
•Set the low O
2
alarm to 50%. Make sure a low O
2
alarm occurs.
•Set the low O
2
alarm back to 21% and make sure that alarm cancels.
•Put the O
2
sensor back in the circuit.
•Set the High O
2
alarm to 50%.
•Push the flush button to fill the breathing system.
•Make sure the high O
2
alarm comes On.
•Set the high O
2
alarm back to 100% and make sure that alarm cancels.
•After 2 min. in pure O
2
, the sensor measures approximately 100% O
2
.
8.
Test the low minute volume alarm:
•Go to the alarms menu.
•Set the alarm limit for low minute volume to 6.0 L/min.
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