GE CARESCAPE ONE - System introduction; System safety precautions

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Systemintroduction
Systemsafetyprecautions
Systemwarnings
WARNING
EXPLOSION.Donotusethissysteminthepresenceof
ammableanesthetics,vaporsorliquids.
WARNING
Ifanerrormessageappearsduringoperation,itisthelicensed
medicalpractitioner’sresponsibilitytodecidewhetherthe
deviceisstillsuitableforpatientmonitoring.Asageneralrule,
monitoringshouldonlycontinueinextremelyurgentcases
andunderthedirectsupervisionofalicensedhealthcare
practitioner.Thedevicemustberepairedbeforebeing
usedagainonapatient.Ifanerrormessageappearsafter
power-up,thedevicemustberepairedbeforebeingusedon
apatient.
WARNING
PATIENTSAFETY.Toavoidriskstopatientsafety,nevermodify
oraltertheconnectorsonproductoraccessoriesinany
way.Alterationsormodicationsmayaffectpatientsafety,
performance,andaccuracy.
WARNING
DonotplacetheCARESCAPEONEinapatientbed.
Operationwarnings
WARNING
Aftertransferringorreinstallingthedevice,alwayscheckthat
itisproperlyconnectedandallpartsaresecurelyattached.
WARNING
ACCURACY.Iftheaccuracyofanyvaluedisplayedonthe
monitorisquestionable,determinethepatient’svitalsigns
byalternativemeans.Verifythatallequipmentisworking
correctly.
WARNING
Thedevice/systemshouldnotbeusedadjacentto,orstacked
with,otherequipment.Consultqualiedpersonnelregarding
device/systemconguration.
CARESCAPEONEinstallationpointstonote
●Toavoidelectrostaticchargesbuildingup,itisrecommendedtostore,maintain
andusetheequipmentatarelativehumidityof30%orgreater.Floorsshould
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CARESCAPE ONE User Manual DRAFT 26 October 2017