Ventilator Alarms MADE EASY (and What They Mean) 🚨

The video provides an overview of the most common Ventilator Alarms and breaks them down in a simplified way.
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➡️ What is a Ventilator Alarm?
A ventilator alarm is a safety mechanism on the mechanical ventilator that uses a set of parameters to provide alerts whenever there is a potential problem related to the patient-ventilator interaction. The alarms can be visual, audible, or both, depending on the ventilator setting and the patient’s condition. In order to learn each of the different ventilator alarms, you must develop an understanding of the different ventilator modes and settings, which is something we've talked a lot about in other videos here on our channel.

➡️ Ventilator Alarm Examples
Here are some of the most common alarms that you must be familiar with when working with patients who are receiving mechanical ventilation:
- High Pressure
- Low Pressure
- Low Volume
- High Frequency
- Apnea
- High PEEP
- Low PEEP

➡️ High Pressure Alarm
A high pressure alarm in mechanical ventilation is triggered whenever the circuit pressure exceeds a preset pressure limit during the inspiratory phase. This is common in respiratory conditions that decrease lung compliance and/or increase airway resistance.

➡️ Low Pressure Alarm
A low pressure alarm in mechanical ventilation is triggered whenever the peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) falls below a preset designated level. This most commonly occurs whenever there is a leak or disconnection in the system.

➡️ Low Volume Alarm
A low volume alarm in mechanical ventilation is triggered whenever the expiratory volume falls below a preset low volume threshold. This is useful in ensuring that the patient is receiving and exhaling a minimum tidal volume.

➡️ High Frequency Alarm
A high frequency alarm in mechanical ventilation is triggered whenever the total frequency exceeds a preset high frequency limit. This is useful in minimizing tachypnea and hyperventilation.

➡️ Apnea Alarm
An apnea alarm in mechanical ventilation is triggered whenever the total frequency drops below a preset low frequency limit. This is useful in ensuring that a minimum number of breaths are delivered to the patient.

➡️ High PEEP Alarm
A high PEEP alarm in mechanical ventilation is triggered whenever the level of PEEP exceeds a preset high PEEP limit. This is useful in ensuring that too much PEEP isn’t delivered to the patient. This alarm most commonly occurs whenever auto-PEEP or air trapping is present.

➡️ Low PEEP Alarm
A low PEEP alarm in mechanical ventilation is triggered whenever the level of PEEP falls below a preset low PEEP limit. This most commonly occurs whenever there is a leak in the circuit tubing or ET tube cuff.

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⏰TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - What is a Ventilator Alarm?
1:06 - Ventilator Alarm Examples
1:37 - High Pressure Alarm
2:19 - Low Pressure Alarm
3:01- Low Volume Alarm
3:41- High Frequency Alarm
4:25 - Apnea Alarm
5:13 - High PEEP Alarm
5:58 - Low PEEP Alarm

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