There is an external alarm for LP6's and LP10's. I live on the
ventilator unit of a rehab hospital in Lincoln. There are up to 16
other patients besides me, and we all have external alarms so they can
be heard out at the nurses station. The company that supplies them to
us is called Apria Healthcare. Check with the company that supplies the
vents to your clients in Omaha.
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> Hi TJ.
> One of my vent clients had a back-up alarm that signaled low pressure. It
> attached right into the circuit hoses so I am sure it would work with any
> vent circuit. She got it from NHC Homecare here in Omaha ,Ne.
> Ten years ago, when my daughter was an infant, she was on a sleep apnea
> alarm. The brand of monitor was Healthtine and it had a remote alarm that
> I could attach to it. The cord was so long that I could work outside the
> house in my my flowerbeds while my daughter was sleeping. It had a red light
> that went out if it would become unplugged , so I could be certain it was
> attached. Of course, if used in the same principle as above ,this
> would be too long a cord to use in a closed circuit. It would alter the
> pressures too much, I think.
> I had one client that had me take along a baby monitor so I could hear
> him, when I let his dog out for a potty break.
> In my work with vent clients I have always thought a long distance alarm
> would be useful. Surely , the technology is out there to make such a device.
> Cindy, RN