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ZOLL Z Vent Ventilator Operator’s Guide
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Chapter 3
Setting Up the Z Vent
Ventilator
This chapter describes how to set up the Z Vent ventilator. It lists the tasks required to set up the
ventilator for safe, effective use, and describes each task in detail.
Warning!
You must properly set up the ventilator before use. Failure to do so can result in
inadequate care or death of the patient.
To set up the ventilator, you must perform the following tasks:
1. Attach the patient circuit
2.
Attach the high pressure oxygen supply (optional)
3.
Inspect Fresh Gas/Emergency Air Intake filters
4.
Connect Fresh Gas/Emergency Air Intake attachments (optional)
5.
Select the ventilator’s power source
6.
Power on the ventilator
7.
Select Start Up default configurations
8.
Change the operating mode (optional)
9.
Change parameter values
10.
Perform an operational test
11.
Attach the pulse oximeter (optional)
12.
Attach patient
We describe how to perform these tasks in the following sections of this chapter.
