GE CARESCAPE ONE - Spo Cautions

SpO₂
￭Poorsensortorsensorappliedtootightly.
￭Donotallowtapetoblockthesensorlightemitterand
detector.
￭Improperconnectiontothemonitororinterconnect
cable.
￭Contaminationoflensesinsidethesensor.
WARNING
FAILURETODETECTLETHALARRHYTHMIA.Alwaysmonitor
ECGforarrhythmiadetectionpurposes.HRcalculatedfrom
pulsatileSpO
2
waveformmaydiffersignicantlyfromECGHR
measuredvalues.UsersshouldbeawarethattheSpO2probe
offandCheckprobetechnicalalarmsescalatenohigherthan
aMediumpriority.
WARNING
FAILURETODETECTLETHALARRHYTHMIA.TheSpO
2
parameterpulsatileheartratemeasurementisbasedonthe
opticaldetectionofaperipheralowpulseandtherefore
cannotdetectarrhythmias.Thepulseoximetryparameter
shouldnotbeusedasareplacementorsubstituteforECG
basedarrhythmiaanalysis.
WARNING
UsingtheMaximumsensitivitysettingdelaystheSpO2probe
offdetectionalarm.ItisrecommendedtousetheMaximum
sensitivitysettingincareareaswheretheapplicationsiteis
inspectedfrequently.(AvailablewhenmonitoringSpO
2
with
MasimoSETtechnology.)
WARNING
WithdeactivatedSpO2probeoffalarm,keepthepatient
underclosesurveillance.
WARNING
MISSEDALARM.ChecktheSpO
2
measurementwhenswitching
theSpO
2
measurementsourcestoavoidmissedSpO
2
alarms.
WARNING
Prolongedmonitoringorincorrectsensorapplicationcan
causeskinirritationorimpairedcirculation.Itisrecommended
thatyouchecktheprobesiteeveryfourhours(more
frequentlyincaseofpoorperfusionorneonatalpatients).
Refertotheinstructionssuppliedwiththesensor.
ThefollowingwarningsapplytoCARESCAPESpO
2
–Nellcoronly.
WARNING
CHOKINGHAZARD.TheCARESCAPESpO
2
–Nellcorcontains
smalldetachableparts.
WARNING
Donotinsertanyforeignobjectsintotheconnectorofthe
CARESCAPESpO
2
–Nellcor.
SpO
2
cautions
CAUTION
Adamagedsensororasensorsoakedinliquidmaycause
burnsduringelectrosurgery.
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CARESCAPE ONE User Manual DRAFT 26 October 2017