This Quick Guide is intended as a useful reference for ventilation of adult and pediatric patients.
It does not replace the clinical judgment of a physician or the content of the HA MILTON -T1 Operator’s Manual, which should always be available when using the HAMILTON-T1 ventilator.
Some functions are optional and not available in all markets.
2. Setting up the ventilator .......................................................................................................................... 10
3. Tests and calibrations .............................................................................................................................. 18
4. Ventilating a patient ................................................................................................................................ 22
5. Monitoring patient data ......................................................................................................................... 28
6. Ensuring an adequate oxygen supply for patient transport ...................................................................... 30
7. Glossary of control parameters .............................................................................................................. 32
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1. HAMILTON-T1 basics
1.1 Ventilator front view
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1 Alarm lamp. Red = high-priority alarm, yellow = medium- or low-priority alarm.
2 Touch screen. Provides access to measurements and controls.
3 Power/Standby key. Turns the ventilator on and off and accesses standby.
4 Battery charge indicator. Lit = battery is fully charged. Flashing = battery is charging.
5 Day/Night key. Switches between the Day and Night display brightness setting.
5 Screen lock/unlock key. Prevents inadvertent change of settings.
6 Manual breath/inspiratory hold key. Triggers a mandatory breath when pressed and
released during exhalation. Triggers an inspiratory hold when held down during any breath
phase. When active, the green indicator is lit.
6 O2 enrichment key. Delivers 100% oxygen for 2 min. Press the key a second time to
cancel. Press O2 key and disconnect patient to start a suctioning maneuver.
7 Print screen key. Save a JPG file of the current ventilator screen to a USB memory drive.
7 Nebulizer on/off key. Activates pneumatic nebulizer for 30 minutes or until pressed again
during the inspiration phase if high-pressure oxygen (HPO) is connected.
8 Alarm silence key. Silences the main ventilator audible alarm for 2 min. Press the key a
second time to cancel the alarm silence.
9 Press-and-turn (P&T) knob. Use to select and adjust ventilator settings.
10 Front cover and battery. The backup batteries are located inside the front cover.
11 Underside of ventilator. Expiratory valve bleed port. Do not obstruct.
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1.2 Ventilator side view, with gas connections
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1 USB connector
2 High-pressure oxygen DISS or NIST inlet fitting
3 Low-pressure oxygen connector
4 AC power receptacle
5 Cooling air intake and dust filter. Do not obstruct.
6 AC power cord with retaining clip
7 Serial number label
8 DC power receptacle
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1.3 Main display
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1 Active mode & patient group.
2 Main controls. Touch the Controls button (3) to display all controls for the selected mode.
3 Window tabs. Open the associated windows.
4 Inpu t power. Shows available power sources.
5 Alarm silence indicator and countdown. Shows whether alarm silence has been activated,
and displays the remaining silence time.
6 Graphic display. Shows a user-selectable waveform or an Intelligent Panel graphic
(Dynamic Lung, ASV graph, Vent Status).
7 Main monitoring parameters (MMP). View other numeric parameters from the monitored
parameter windows.
8 Message bar. Displays color-coded alarm messages. If an alarm is active, view the alarm
buffer by touching the message bar.
9 Pressure/time waveform. Always displayed.
The red line is the Pmax high pressure alarm setting.
The blue line is the pressure limit automatically 10 cmH2O below the Pmax alarm
setting.
The pink triangles indicate the patient is triggering a breath.
The
Freeze button freezes the graphic for up to 30 s.
10 Alarm indicator (i-icon). Touch the icon to view information about alarms.
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2. Setting up the ventilator
2.1 Installing the expiratory valve
1 Expiratory valve membrane
2 Expiratory valve housing
3 Metal plate facing the ventilator
Installing the expiratory valve
1 Holding the expiratory valve housing, seat the silicone membrane onto the housing.
The metal plate must face up and be visible.
2 Position the housing and twist clockwise until it locks into place.
Single use and autoclavable expiratory valves are available.