Patent ID: 8424520

Claim:
A method for controlling a ventilator, comprising: connecting a patient to a ventilator; initiating ventilation of the patient using the ventilator using first ventilation settings; after initiating ventilation of the patient using the ventilator, receiving a safe standby mode selection from a user via a user interface to enter a safe standby mode; in response to receiving the safe standby mode selection: starting a timer; disabling at least one patient disconnect alarm; and continuing ventilation of the patient using the first ventilation settings; receiving a confirmation selection from the user via the user interface confirming the safe standby mode selection; detecting that the patient is disconnected from the ventilator; in response to receiving the confirmation selection and the detection that the patient is disconnected from the ventilator prior to the timer reaching a predetermined value: discontinuing ventilation of the patient; and entering the safe standby mode; and while in the safe standby mode, continuing to disable the at least one patient disconnect alarm and monitoring for a connection of the patient to the ventilator.