Ventilator Equipment Care Schedule and Battery Life

Ventilator Equipment Care Schedule and Battery Life

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Care schedule and battery life

Clean

 Clean with warm soapy water
   Daily  Weekly  Monthly As needed 
 Suction canister and lid  x      
 Nebulizer kit  x      
 Trach ties  x      x
 Manual resuscitator    x    
 Apnea monitor belt    x    x
 Suction tubing        x
 Clean with rubbing alcohol
   Daily  Weekly  Monthly  As needed
 Temp probe      x  

Deep Clean

 Deep Clean with Control III or vinegar and water
   Daily  Weekly  Monthly  As needed
 Manual resuscitator    x    
 Suction canister and lid    x    
 Nebulizer kit    x    

Changing equipment

 Changing equipment, per insurance allotment of supplies
   2x Daily  Daily  Weekly  Monthly  As needed
Suction canister and lid         x  
 Suction tubing      x    
 Suction filter        x  
 Nebulizer kit      x    
 Water bag          x
 Heated wire tubing        x  
 Disposable bag        x  
 Water canister      x    
Trach mask (alternate with clean mask)    x      
Trach ties    x      x
 Trach tube      x    x
 Oxygen Tubing        x  
 MDI Chamber        x  

Equipment battery life

 Equipment  Battery life
Suction Machine
 45 min.
(continuous run time)
 Apnea monitor  15 hours
 Pulse Oximeter  4-6 hours
 LTV – Internal/Portable  1 hour/3 hours
 Trilogy 100 – Internal/Portable  3 hours/3 hours
 Trilogy Evo – Internal/Portable  7 ½ hours/ 7 ½ hours
 Astral – Internal/Portable  8 hours/ hours