Patient was desatting and the ventilator was on, but i didn't hear the scissor valve firing and noticed that the jet peak inspiratory pressure (pip) was set at 20 when it was supposed to be at 40.I then removed the baby from the ventilator and started neopuffing due to dropping sats.My coworkers and i tried to recalibrate the jet, and it stopped in the middle and turned off.We then tried again, and it stopped after 3 seconds.We then decided to pull in a new jet and switch ventilators.Unit was a bunnell rental jet ventilator, unit was returned to bunnell.No further action required.Equipment was removed from patient, while patient was supported by staff.Ventilator was returned to bunnell.Bunnell communicated via email two days later that they are conducting a failure investigation.
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