GE CARESCAPE ONE - CO2 troubleshooting

CO₂
CO
2
troubleshooting
ProblemSolution
CO
2
waveformseemsabnormal.●Checkthepatient:
￭Checkforanychangeinpatientcondition.
￭Ifthepatienthasacannula,checkforproper
placementofthenasalprongs.
￭Ifthepatientisbreathingthroughthemouth,
ensurethatanoral/nasalaccessoryisused.
￭Abnormalwaveformscanbeseenifthepatient
istalking.
●Checkthesamplelinesandairwayadapters.
Replaceifnecessary.
Elevatedbaseline.●Checkthepatientstatus.
●ChecktheLoFloSidestreamModule.
●MakesurethepatientisnotbreathingCO
2
.Check
thattheamountoffreshgasissufcientforthe
patient,andcheckthattheCO
2
absorberisin
goodcondition.
●Makesurethesamplecellisproperlyconnected(a
clickishearduponconnection)beforezeroing.
●Iftheelevatedbaselineisseenwhentheaccessory
issamplingroomair,performazero.
Excessivesecretionsinsamplelines.●Checktheorientationoftheairwayadapterport.
●Useaccessorieswithdehumidicationtubing.
●IfthemessageSamplelineblockedappears,
replacethesamplelinesandairwayadapters.
Measurementisnotworking.●ChecktheLoFloSidestreamModuleandadapter
positioning.
CARESCAPECO
2
orLoFloSidestreamModuleisnot
working.
●Contactqualiedservicepersonnel.
Readingsseeminaccurate.●Checkthepatientstatus.
●Checkthatthegasexhaustlineisnotkinkedor
blocked.
●Checkthebreathingcircuitforpossibleleaks.
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CARESCAPE ONE User Manual DRAFT 26 October 2017