GE CARESCAPE ONE - CO Cautions; CO Points to Note

CO₂
WARNING
Thedeviceshouldnotbeusedincloseproximitytowireless
networkingequipment,orinthepresenceofstrong
electromagneticeldssuchasthosegeneratedbyradio
stationtransmitters,citizensbandradios,cellularphones,
electrocautery,etc.Usingthedeviceundertheabove
conditionsmaycauseoneorallofthefollowingtooccur:
●Artifactmaybeinducedonthecapnogram.
●TheCO
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parametervaluesmaybereplacedby—.
●Amessagepromptingtocheckorzerotheadapterorto
checkthesamplelinemaybedisplayedintheparameter
window.
WARNING
Analarmforlowowrateisgeneratedwhentheowdrops
toapproximately20%ofthenominalowrateof50ml/min.
Thisrateisbelowthelowestspeciedowrateof40ml/min.
WARNING
Donotusethisdeviceonpatientsthatcannottoleratethe
removalof50ml/min±10ml/minfromtheirtotalminute
ventilation.
WARNING
Useofdevicescontainingphthalatesshouldbelimitedtothe
amountoftimetreatmentismedicallynecessary,especially
forneonatesandpregnantornursingmothers.
WARNING
Alwaysensurethecorrectsizeandtofaccessoriesaccording
topatienttypeandapplication,especiallywhenmonitoring
pediatricandneonatalpatients.Thesizeandtofaccessories
mayimpactthemeasuredgasconcentrationvaluesatlow
tidalvolumes.Itisrecommendedtohavethegassampling
portclosetotheproximalendoftheendotrachealtube.
Excessivedeadspaceinthecircuit,includingtheaccessories,
maycausere-breathingofgases.Verylowaccessorydead
spacebetweenthebreathingcircuitY-pieceandthegas
samplingsitemayimpactthemeasuredgasconcentration
duetodilutionofthesampledexhaledgaswithfreshgasfrom
theventilator.Toconrmaccuratecorrelationwithmeasured
gasesandblood,checkarterialbloodgasvaluestoconrma
suitablesetupisused.
CO
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cautions
CAUTION
Donotapplypressurizedairorgastoanyoutletortubing
connectedtoCARESCAPECO
2
orCARESCAPEONE.Pressure
maydestroysensitiveelements.
CAUTION
Donotapplyexcessivetensiontoanycable.
CAUTION
Donotinsertanyappendage,tool,sharpobject,orliquidinto
thesamplereceptacle.
CO
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pointstonote
●Thisequipmentissuitableforuseinthepresenceofelectrosurgery,astested
accordingtoIEC60601-2-49clause202.6.2.101Electrosurgeryinterference.
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CARESCAPE ONE User Manual DRAFT 26 October 2017