Hamilton G5 - Page 311

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Panel con-
nection lost
High priority.
The ventilation cockpit cannot
communicate with the ventila-
tion unit.
Make sure that the Ventila-
tion cockpit cable is
securely seated in the venti-
lation unit receptacle. Have
the ventilator serviced.
Patient sys-
tem tight
Operator Message. The tightness
test was successful.
No action required.
Press
Manual
breath to
resume
Operator Message. Instruction
message during suctioning.
Resume ventilation when
desired by first reconnect-
ing the patient, then press-
ing Manual breath.
%MinVol
automa-
tion off
Operator Message. Patient
weight is set below 7 kg and
%MinVol is in automatic mode.
none
PEEP auto-
mation off
Operator Message. Patient
weight is set below 7 kg and
PEEP is in automatic mode
none
PEEP man-
ual
Operator Message. Chronic
Hypercapnia only (but no ARDS)
and/or brain injury selected
none
PEEP oscil-
lation
Medium priority.
Large up and down changes in
PEEP over a short period of time.
Check patient.
PEEP set to manual control
Perfusion
index (PI)
too low
Low priority.
The peripheral perfusion mea-
sured by the sensor is below the
set limit.
Observe the patient. Verify
ventilator settings, includ-
ing alarm settings.
Perfusion
index (PI)
too high
Low priority.
The peripheral perfusion mea-
sured by the sensor exceeds the
set limit.
Observe the patient. Verify
ventilator settings, includ-
ing alarm settings.
Table 10-2. Alarms and other messages
Alarm Definition Complete these actions