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SpO₂
WARNING
Donotplacethepulseoximetrydeviceoraccessoriesinany
positionthatmightcauseittofallonthepatient.
WARNING
Donotstartoroperatethepulseoximetrydeviceunlessthe
setupwasveriedtobecorrect.
WARNING
Donotusethepulseoximetrydeviceduringmagnetic
resonanceimaging(MRI)orinanMRIenvironment.
WARNING
Donotusethepulseoximetrydeviceifitappearsoris
suspectedtobedamaged.
WARNING
Explosionhazard:Donotusethepulseoximetrydevicein
thepresenceofammableanestheticsorotherammable
substanceincombinationwithair,oxygen-enriched
environments,ornitrousoxide.
WARNING
Toensuresafety,avoidstackingmultipledevicesorplacing
anythingontheinstrumentduringoperation.
WARNING
Toprotectagainstinjury,followthedirectionsbelow:
●Avoidplacingthedeviceonsurfaceswithvisibleliquid
spills.
●Donotsoakorimmersethedeviceinliquids.
●Donotattempttosterilizethedevice.
●Usecleaningsolutionsonlyasinstructedinthisoperator’s
manual.
●Donotattempttocleanthedevicewhilemonitoringa
patient.
WARNING
Toprotectfromelectricshock,alwaysremovethesensor
andcompletelydisconnectthepulseoximetrydevicebefore
bathingthepatient.
WARNING
Ifanymeasurementseemsquestionable,rstcheckthe
patient’svitalsignsbyalternatemeansandthencheckthe
pulseoximetrydeviceforproperfunctioning.
WARNING
InaccurateSpO
2
readingsmaybecausedby:
●Impropersensorapplication.
●ElevatedlevelsofCOHborMetHb:HighlevelsofCOHb
orMetHbmayoccurwithaseeminglynormalSpO
2
.
WhenelevatedlevelsofCOHborMetHbaresuspected,
laboratoryanalysis(co-Oximetry)ofabloodsampleshould
beperformed.
●Intravasculardyes,suchasindocyaninegreenor
methyleneblue.
●Externallyappliedcoloringandtexture,suchasnailpolish,
acrylicnails,glitter,etc.
●Elevatedlevelsofbilirubin
●Severeanemia
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