Evaluation of ventilator alarms.
An evaluation of ventilator alarms is being carried out for the DHSS within the Welsh National School of Medicine. The technical performance and safety assessments are being made within the Department of Anaesthetics and clinical trials within the South Glamorgan Area Health Authority. For this evaluation (published in 'Health Equipment Information' ['HEI'] No. 124 [June 1984]) one example of each model was assessed (Penlon IDP, Draeger, Medix Ventimonitor 101, BOC Medishield, East Ventilarm, Cape TTL) and the conclusions are based on the assumption that the sample was typical of normal production. This is a continuing programme and the next report will evaluate a group of infant ventilators. For full details of the evaluation findings, readers should consult 'HEI' 124. The following are extracts from the report.
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing / Q000592:standards; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards*