Using the Z Vent Ventilator
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ZOLL Z Vent Ventilator Operator’s Guide
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To change a the Trigger Level in the PIP context menu, follow these steps:
1. Press and hold the PIP parameter button until the PIP context menu displays.
2.
Release the PIP parameter button, then turn the
Dial
until the Trigger Level highlights, then
press the
Accept
button. The current setting for the context menu parameter highlights.
3.
Turn the
Dial
to adjust the value of the parameter.
4.
Press the
Accept
button.
Note:
The scale of the Airway Pressure waveform varies based on the PIP High Limit. If the
waveform is too small the PIP High limit maybe set too high.
PIP Parameter Window Reference
The following table provides the options and ranges for the PIP parameter window.
PIP Parameter Window
Options/Range
Availability/Notes
Primary Parameter
PIP
10 to 80
Volume Target:
Measurement
Pressure Target: Control
Setting
PIP values greater than 60
cm H
2
O require the user to
perform a separate
confirmation.
Secondary Parameters
PEEP
0 to 30
AC and SIMV
Note: SIMV is an optional
mode for the Z Vent.
3 to 30
CPAP
PS
0 to 60 cm H
2
0
Spontaneous Breaths
(SIMV and CPAP)
Note: SIMV is an optional
mode for the Z Vent.
EPAP
3 to 30
BL
IPAP
6 to 60
Alarm Limits
High PIP
20 to 100
PEEP cannot be within 5
cm H
2
O of the PIP High
Limit setting.
Low PIP
3 to 35, Off
Measured Value
Mean Airway
Pressure
MAP
0 to 99.9
Paw Waveform
0 to 100
PIP Context Menu
Breath Trigger
(Assisted, Spontaneous)
Default: -2
-6 to -0.5
Adjustment Increments:0.5
