Setting the Incubator Temperature and Placing the Infant in the Incubator
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OPERATION
6-2.
Placing the Infant in the Incubator
NEVER open an admittance panel or an access port in order to lower the incubator tempera-
ture. This can be dangerous because the heater output will increase automatically to maintain
the incubator temperature.
To help ensure infant safety, never leave the incubator unattended when an admittance panel
or an access port is open.
Do not place a load weighing 10kg or more (including the infant) on the mattress platform.
Place the infant in the incubator only after the incubator temperature has stabilized.
Opening an admittance panel or an access port, using an infant sheet or using an oxygen
head box in the incubator will alter the air circulation pattern inside the incubator. This may af-
fect temperature uniformity, temperature variability, detection and control of the incubator tem-
perature, as well as the infant’s skin temperature.
Avoid opening the entire hood to place the infant inside the incubator. This may cause the incu-
bator temperature to fluctuate significantly.
Never open the entire hood when the infant is inside the incubator. Cords and tubes may dis-
able the infant. All procedures must be performed through the front admittance panel or access
ports.
(1) Flip up the latch lever on both sides of the admit-
tance panel and remove the hook securing the pan-
el.
Admittance panel latch
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