Hamilton G5 - Introduction

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6 Neonatal ventilation
6.1 Introduction
WARNING
• Ensure the ventilator is set up correctly for
a neonatal patient to prevent possible patient
injury.
• The ventilator must have the appropriate
breathing circuit parts, including the infant flow
sensor, as described in Chapter 2, Preparing for
ventilation.
• Confirm the flow sensor calibration is
performed before you use the ventilator on the
neonate.
NOTE:
For patients with body weights > 7 kg, you may want to
select the pediatric patient type. This prevents the need
to change circuits and calibrate the flow sensor should
you later decide that your patient requires more sup-
port.
You can use the device to ventilate neonatal patients weighing
up to 10 kg. Although the procedure for ventilating neonates
is almost identical to that for ventilating other patients, there
are some important differences.
This section points out these differences, and is intended to
supplement the rest of the manual.