Stopping Ventilation; Figure 5-8. Starting Ventilation; Figure 5-9. Stopping Ventilation (1) - Covidien Puritan Bennett 560 User Manual

Operating Procedures
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5.4

Stopping Ventilation

Warning
Do not allow a patient to remain connected to the ventilator when ventilation is stopped,
because a substantial quantity of expiratory gas, primarily carbon dioxide, may be inhaled by
the patient. In some circumstances, inhaling carbon dioxide may lead to under-ventilation,
suffocation, and serious injury or death.
You can stop your ventilator at any time.
To stop the ventilator:
1. Press and hold the VENTILATION ON/OFF
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A message prompting the user to keep the button pressed appears on the monitoring
window, as shown in the graphic below:
2. While keeping the VENTILATION ON/OFF
5-8
2

Figure 5-8. Starting Ventilation

key

Figure 5-9. Stopping Ventilation (1)

key pressed:
Front Panel Keyboard
(Figure 5-8, item 1) for three (3) seconds.
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