Hamilton G5 - Standby

12-2 624074/07
12 Special functions
12.1 Standby
WARNING
• To prevent possible patient injury due to lack of
ventilatory support, secure alternative ventila-
tion for the patient before entering the standby
mode. You must confirm that no patient is
attached before entering the stand-by mode.
• To prevent possible patient injury or damage
to breathing circuit from overheated gas after
reconnection from standby, turn OFF the
humidifier when entering the standby mode.
CAUTION
When in Standby, the HAMILTON-G5 does not
automatically resume ventilation when the patient
is reconnected. Instead you must close Standby
mode manually.
NOTE:
• To keep the batteries fully charged, make sure the
ventilator is connected to AC power while in standby
mode.
• Alarms are suppressed during Standby.
Standby is a waiting mode that lets you maintain ventilator
settings while the device is not performing any ventilatory
functions. For very short interruptions in ventilation, you can
use the ventilation suppression function (see Section 12.3).
To begin Standby mode, press the Standby key (Figure 12-1).
The
Standby window (Figure 12-2) opens. Select Activate
Standby
.