I'm at a small critical access hospital. I am the only Respiratory therapist so the nurses do most of the vent care. We have three NewPort HT70's. One of the nursing departments are having problems doing circuit checks. Each nursing area (ICU, Recovery room and ER) do curcuit checks each shift. We've had the vents for close to a year and one of the nursing departments has had a problem with the circuit checks. It will pass one shift but not pas for the next. Over the past week it has failed 8 times (only once did we change the circuit). Does this issue have anything to do with the frequency to which we check the circuit?
Mon Jan 02 2017
Diana, RCP
Tue Jan 03 2017Reply from MedWrench MM
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Tue Jan 03 2017Reply from colinclifton
No, but it has everything to do with what type of circuit your using. I have done a circuit check with a universal circuit and failed, and ran a dozen with a newport circuit and it passed each time. I use part number HT600045 to test when I have circuit issues. If fails with known good circuit, then it could be the pump assembly. You would need to call your clinical engineering dept to have them troubleshoot.
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