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BD Alaris
TM
System with Guardrails
TM
Suite MX User Manual 65
4. Allow solutions to warm to room temperature, if possible. (When infusing a chilled solution, air
bubbles may form as cold solutions begin to warm).
5. Fill drip chamber to
⅔ full. Hang drip chamber vertically.
6. If container requires venting, open vent cap on administration set spike.
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. Priming tubing should be done slowly to help prevent turbulence. Slowly open roller clamp to prime
tubing and clear air from inje
ction sites and tubing fitments.
8. When priming is complete, close roller clamp.
9. Verify no fluid flow.
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1. Pause the channel before replacing a new fluid container to avoid air from entering the IV tubing.
2. Ensure that the instrument is as close to the level of patient’s heart as possible—the pa
tient’s heart
should be in line with the
CHANNEL SELECT key.
CAUTION
CAUTION
• Ensure that the device is as close to level of patient’s heart as possible. Patient’s heart level
should be in line with the CHANNEL SELECT key.
• Use compatible components which have the smallest internal volume or “deadspace” to
minimize residual volumes between the syringe and the patient when administering
medications or fluids at low infusion rates (for example, < 5 mL/h, and especially flow rates
< 0.5 mL/h). This reduces the amount of time it takes for fluid to reach the patient, maintains
delivery accuracy, and reduces occlusion detection times.
Align with
Patient’s
level