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Important Safety Information
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Operating Instructions Caleo, Software 2.n
WARNING !
Do not place any blankets or sheets over the hot air vent.
The temperature control system would be disrupted,
causing a risk of overheating or burn if air from the hot
air vent is channeled directly to the infant.
WARNING!
Cleaning mode may only be used while Caleo is not
occupied by a patient.
After use, allow Caleo to cool down before dismantling.
Risk of burns when touching the heater!
WARNING !
During a power failure, the lack of fresh air supply may
cause an elevated CO
2 concentration inside the patient
capsule. Risk of CO
2 poisoning.
WARNING !
Beware of cross-infections when treating twins!
WARNING !
Fire hazards from oxygen !
– No open flames or cigarettes! Textiles, plastics, and
oils readily ignite in an oxygen enriched atmosphere
and burn with great intensity.
– Keep oxygen valves, connections, and seals free from
oil and grease.
– Open valves on O
2 cylinders slowly.
– Do not operate Caleo in the presence of flammable
anesthetics or disinfectants. Risk of explosion!
– Do not use or store flammable liquids such as alcohol,
ether, or acetone inside the Caleo incubator.
– Do not use electrical equipment inside the patient
capsule unless this equipment is expressly designed
for use in environments that present an explosion
hazard.
WARNING !
Due to the physiological risks from O2, it is mandatory to
monitor O
2 concentrations continuously during the
administration of O
2, either using the integrated
O
2 measurement and control system or an independent
O
2 analyzer.
WARNING !
Always take into consideration the physiological risks
from the administration of oxygen.
Elevated oxygen concentrations inside the incubator
may only be used by or on the order of a physician.
Oxygen is classed as a drug.
It is absolutely essential that such oxygen therapy be
selected and controlled on the basis of the arterially
measured oxygen partial pressure in the infant's blood
(SaO
2 or SpO2). This is the only way to minimize the risk
of both hyperoxemia (with potential for damage to the
eyes by retrolental fibroplasia) and hypoxemia (which
might contribute to intraventricular hemorrhage and
damage to the infant’s brain).
WARNING !
Medicated aerosols and similar substances must not be
nebulized in the infant capsule.
The mist of nebulized substances may impair the proper
function of the incubator.
WARNING !
When using Kangaroo Mode, central temperature of the
infant, who is outside the controlled climate of the
incubator, must be monitored constantly.
Particular attention must be paid to critical care patients’
vital parameters, especially a critical O
2 partial pressure.
Ensure that all cables and hoses are routed correctly and
safely.
WARNING !
Infant temperature must be monitored with particular
care during phototherapy. Absorption of light through
the infant's skin will supply heat to the patient which may
increase central temperature.
WARNING !
During phototherapy, the supply of fluids to the infant
must be increased, e.g. by parenteral infusion, to
compensate for the increased water loss.
WARNING !
Never cover phototherapy lamp or incubator canopy with
the intention to boost the phototherapeutic effect. A heat
build-up will likely result with the danger of overheating
the infant, because the incubator cannot be adequately
cooled with ambient air under these conditions.