An alarm for monitoring CPAP.
We have built a device for use within the hospital and at home that is designed to warn of circuit disconnection when used in conjunction with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy delivered via ventilators or CPAP generating systems. The Royal Children's Hospital CPAP alarm is a compact, battery operated alarm and monitor of circuit pressure. The device includes intrinsic safety features including a safety blow-off valve, a high pressure alarm and design features that make the device practical, safe and easy to use by both trained hospital personnel and home care attendants with limited training.
Anaesthetic Department, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria.
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Carter
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Clare
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Hochmann
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Osborne
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Fraser
D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D008365:Manometry / Q000295:instrumentation; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011312:Pressure; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical