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PetCO
2
(low
and high)
Low and high monitored PetCO
2
.
If either limit is reached, a medium-
priority alarm is annunciated.
Low: Off, 0 to
99 mmHg/0 to
13.2 kPa
High: Off, 1 to
100 mmHg/1
to 13.3 kPa
Pressure (low
and high)
Low and high monitored pressures at
the patient airway (Ppeak). If either
limit is reached, a high-priority alarm is
annunciated.
In addition, if the high Pressure limit is
reached, the HAMILTON-G5 immedi-
ately stops gas flow to the patient and
relieves pressure until pressure falls to
the PEEP/CPAP level. If the airway pres-
sure continues to rise above
120 cmH
2
O, the mechanical overpres-
sure relief valve opens and the ventila-
tor enters the ambient state.
Low: 2 to
119 cmH
2
O
High: 10 to
120 cmH
2
O
The HAMILTON-G5 ventilator uses the
high Pressure limit as a safety boundary
for its inspiratory pressure adjustment.
ASV
®
, INTELLiVENT
®
-ASV, APV-cmv
and APV-simv do not apply inspiratory
pressures higher than 10 cmH
2
O
below the high Pressure limit. An
exception is sigh breaths, when ASV
®
,
INTELLiVENT
®
-ASV, APV-cmv and APV-
simv can apply inspiratory pressure
3cmH
2
O below the high Pressure
limit.
In the ASV
®
and INTELLiVENT
®
-ASV
controls window the high Pressure
alarm can also be changed by adjust-
ing the Pasv limit (maximally applicable
pressure target 10 cmH
2
O below high
Pressure alarm limit).
Table 5-3. Alarm limit settings and ranges
Parameter Definition Range