GE CARESCAPE ONE - CO₂; CO2 safety precautions; CO2 warnings

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CO₂
CO
2
safetyprecautions
CO
2
warnings
WARNING
Alwaysinspecttheairwayadapterforatightconnectionand
properoperationbeforeattachingittothebreathingcircuit.
WARNING
Leaksinthegassamplingcircuit(samplingline)maycause
inaccuratereadings.
WARNING
Removetheairwaysamplinglinefromthepatient’sairway
whilenebulizedmedicationsarebeingdelivered.
WARNING
Sincesamplegasmaycontainanestheticagents,makesure
thatitisnotreleasedintheroom.Connectexhausttoa
scavengingsystemtopreventexposuretoanestheticagents.
WARNING
Routealltubingawayfromthepatient’sthroattoavoid
strangulation.
WARNING
Toavoidthespreadofinfectiousdisease,donotallowthe
exhausttodischargeinthedirectionofthepatientoruser.
WARNING
APNEAEVENTS.Thedevicemaynotdetectallepisodesof
inadequatebreathing,nordoesitdistinguishbetweencentral,
obstructive,andmixedapneaevents.
WARNING
O
2
,N
2
OandanestheticagentgasesmayinterferewithEtCO
2
readings.
WARNING
Toavoidtheriskofpatientcross-infection,donotreturnthe
sampledgastothebreathingsystem.
WARNING
Strongscavengingsuctionmaychangetheoperating
pressureofthemoduleandcauseinaccuratereadingsor
excessivesamplegasow.
WARNING
Donotallowtheexhaustlinetobecomekinkedorblocked.
Backpressuremaycauseinaccurategasreadings.
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CARESCAPE ONE User Manual DRAFT 26 October 2017