Nitric Oxide Set-up for Patients on Ventilator By: Amanda Heitzman

Nitric OxideSet-up for

Patients on Ventilator

By: Amanda Heitzman

Injector Module

• Place the injector module

directly to ventilator on the

inspiratory limb of the ventilator

circuit, where the gas flow exits

the ventilator.

• This is the same for anyventilator.

Inspiratory

Injector

Module

Sample line non- heated circuit set up

• Is placed in line on inspiratory limb, 6-12” after the injector module and 6-12” from patient.

• Will need to cut circuit and use blueadaptor to add T-piece

for sample line.

SAMPLE

LINE

Sample Line for heated circuit

• Sample line placed on dryside of heater 6-12” after injector module .

• Will need blue adaptor to place in-line and T-piece where sample line attach.

Sample Line

Nitric Machine

• Big white power button on back of Nitric.

• Touch Screen

• To adjust NO level touch and turn knob.

• Constant sample being measured for accuracy.

Photo from dartmed.dartmouth.edu

NO Level

Delivery line

Sample measuremen

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Delivery of Nitric Resuscitation Bag

• Can bag with same amount of NO you can deliver in-line.

• Must be hooked up to Oxygen source.

• Attach Ambu bag to front of nitric where flow meter is located. Run flow meter at 15LPM.

Picture from dartmed.dartmouth.edu

O2 line

NO dial

Connect ambu

Nitric via Transport Ventilator

Injector Module

Sample Line