GE CARESCAPE ONE - Invasive pressures; Invasive pressure safety precautions; Invasive pressure warnings

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Invasivepressures
Invasivepressurescompatibilitylimitations
FordetailedinformationregardingCARESCAPEONE,CARESCAPEParameter,and
accessorycompatibility,seethesupplementalinformationprovided.
Invasivepressuresafetyprecautions
Invasivepressurewarnings
WARNING
DEFIBRILLATORPRECAUTIONS.Patientsignalinputslabeled
withtheCFandBFsymbolswithpaddlesareprotectedagainst
damageresultingfromdebrillationvoltages.Toensure
properdebrillatorprotection,useonlytherecommended
cablesandleadwires.Usingothercablesorleadwiresmay
resultindamagetotheequipmentandcompromisepatient
andusersafety.
WARNING
Allinvasiveproceduresinvolveriskstothepatient.Useaseptic
technique.Incorrectuseofthecathetercanleadtovessel
perforation.Followcathetermanufacturer'sinstructions.
WARNING
Makesurethatnopartofthepatientconnectionstouches
anyelectricallyconductivematerialincludingearth.
WARNING
Whenusinganelectrosurgeryunit,notethatthe
measurementcablesdonotincorporatemeanstoprotect
againstburnsincaseofadefectiveESUreturnelectrode.To
avoidburnsatthemonitormeasurementsites,ensurethe
following:
●PropercontactoftheESUreturnelectrodetothepatient.
●ESUreturnelectrodeneartheoperatingarea.
●Measurementelectrodes,leadwiresandprobesfarfrom
thesurgicalsiteandtheESUreturnelectrode.
WARNING
Mechanicalshocktoaninvasivebloodpressuretransducer
maycausesevereshiftsinthezerobalanceandcalibration,
andcauseerroneousreadings.
WARNING
Repositioningthepatientafteracompletedzeroingprocedure
maycauseincorrectmeasurementvalues.
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CARESCAPE ONE User Manual DRAFT 26 October 2017