GE CARESCAPE - 10 Pulse oximetry; SpO2 compatibility limitations; SpO₂ safety precautions; SpO2 warnings

10
Pulseoximetry
SpO
2
compatibilitylimitations
TRAMandTram-RacmoduleswiththeB850only.
Fordetailedinformationregardingmodule,monitor,andaccessorycompatibility,see
theCARESCAPEModularMonitorsSupplementalInformationManual.
SpO₂safetyprecautions
SpO
2
warnings
WARNING
Theoperatorisresponsibleforcheckingthecompatibilityof
thepulseoximetrymonitor,sensor,andpatientcableprior
touse.Incompatiblecomponentscanresultindegraded
performanceand/ordevicemalfunction.
WARNING
Iftheaccuracyofanymeasurementdoesnotseem
reasonable,rstcheckthepatient’svitalsigns,thencheckfor
conditionsthatmaycauseinaccurateSpO
2
readings.Ifthe
problemisstillnotresolved,checkthemonitorandtheSpO
2
module,cable,orsensorforproperfunctioning.
WARNING
Apulseoximetershouldnotbeusedasanapneamonitor.A
pulseoximetershouldbeconsideredanearlywarningdevice.
Asatrendtowardpatientdeoxygenationisindicated,blood
samplesshouldbeanalyzedbyalaboratoryCO-oximeterto
completelyunderstandthepatient'scondition.
WARNING
Checkthatthepulseoximetrywaveformisphysiological
inshapetoensurewaveformqualityandminimizenoise
spikescausedbymotionconditions.(Notapplicablewhen
monitoringSpO
2
withMasimoSETtechnology.)
WARNING
Topreventerroneousreadings,donotusephysically
damagedsensors,cablesormodules.Discardadamaged
sensororcableimmediately.Neverrepairadamagedsensor
orcable;neveruseasensororcablerepairedbyothers.
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