Lecture Notes: Setting Up a Medical Ventilator

Initial Setup

First Screen Options

• Three Options Available:
  • New Patient
  • Same Patient
  • Short Self-Test

Starting a New Patient

• Selections to Make:
  • Input actual gender and height of the patient.
  • Select mode and primary settings.

Mode Selection

Types of Ventilation Modes Available

• Invasive vs Non-Invasive
  • Starting example with Invasive.
• Modes:
  • Assist Control
  • SIMV (Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation)
  • Spontaneous
  • Bi-Level

Ventilation Type

• Options:
  • Pressure Control
  • Volume Control
  • VC Plus
• Example Choice: Volume Control

Additional Features by Mode

• SIMV Mode:
  • Pressure Support
  • Tube Compensation (TC)
• Spontaneous Mode:
  • Pressure Support
  • TC
  • Volume Support
  • PAV+ (Proportional Assist Ventilation)
  • Trigger types (Pressure and Flow). Default: Flow

Primary Settings

Respiratory Rate

• Adjusted with a knob.
• Example setting: 12

Total Volume

• Example adjustment: 500

Peak Flow

• Example setting: 60

Trigger Sensitivity

• Example setting: 3

Oxygen Percentage (O2)

• Example starting value: 40%-50%

High Pressure Limit

• Example setting: 40 cm of water pressure

Plateau Time

• Adjustable up to 2 seconds

Flow Pattern

• Options: Square or Ramp
• Example choice: Ramp

PEEP Setting

• Example setting: 5 cm

Finalizing Setup

Start Ventilation

• Initiate Process:
  • Press the start button once settings are confirmed.
  • Ventilator enters "Waiting for patient" status.
  • Confirm to start or connect circuit to patient to auto-start.

Quick Start Option

• Input gender and height for immediate setup.
• Useful when settings are predetermined and speed is necessary.