Astral ventilator set up (1835)
Key points below
Set up and maintenance
What does the Astral do?
It gives your child extra breaths or pressure to help your child breathe easier.
What supplies do I need?
- Astral Ventilator
- Bacteria filter
- Swivel or omniflex adapter
- Oxygen tubing (if needed)
- Water Trap
- Heater
- Water chamber
- Inhalation water
- Temp probe and heater-wire adapter
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Circuit (heated wire)
– Dual Limb Or
– Single Limb with exhalation valve and pressure lines
How do I set up the equipment?
- Wash your hands.
- If your child uses oxygen, put the oxygen tubing on the back of the machine.
- Add the water chamber to the heater.
- Add the bacteria filter to the right side labeled "to the patient." This is the inspiratory side.
- Put the tubing together:
- Connect the short tube from the bacteria filter to the water chamber.
- If using a dual limb circuit
- Connect the water trap to the front of the ventilator on the side labeled "from the patient."
- Connect the inspiratory limb (blue) tubing to the other side of the heater chamber.
- Connect the expiratory limb (white) tubing to the water trap.
- If using a single limb circuit
- Connect the exhalation valve to the patient end of the inspiratory tubing.
- Connect the other end of the inspiratory (blue) tubing to the water chamber.
- Connect the pressure lines to the front of the ventilator labeled "from the patient."
6. Put the temperature probe into the circuit. One is close to the exhalation valve or Y-connector. One is close to the water chamber. Plug the blue end into the right side of the heater.
7. Put the heater-wire adapter into the prongs at the end of the circuit. Plug the yellow end into the right side of the heater.
8. Plug the ventilator into the wall outlet.
How do I change the circuit?
- Change the circuit, adapters, and heater chamber as you were instructed by your home care company.
- Be sure that you are setting up the new circuit the same way as the one you are switching out.
Note: Keep using oxygen tubing it is cloudy, dirty, or wet inside.
Why is it important to keep the ventilator clean?
- This will lower the risk of your child getting sick.
- This will keep the ventilator in its best condition.
Note: Follow your home care company’s recommendations for cleaning schedule and solutions.
What should I know about keeping the Astral charged?
- Always keep the ventilator plugged into a wall outlet when not traveling.
- When the external battery is not in use at home, plug it into the charger. You should have this from the home care company. Follow the instructions from the home care company.
- When traveling in the car, use the car’s adapter for power, if needed.
Warning: Use the internal battery only in a true emergency, such as an extended
power outage.