GE CARESCAPE - SpO₂ measurement setup; SpO2 equipment to patient connection; Preparing the SpO2 connection; Checking the SpO2 measurement

Pulseoximetry
SpO₂measurementsetup
SpO
2
equipmenttopatientconnection
1.AcquisitionmodulewithSpO
2
measurementcapability
2.Interconnectcable
3.Reusablesensors
4.Disposablesensors
PreparingtheSpO
2
connection
1.ConnecttheSpO
2
module(s)tothemonitor.
2.Connecttheadaptercable(s)totheSpO
2
moduleconnector(s).
3.Cleanthesurfaceofreusablesensors.
4.Preparetheapplicationsite(s).
5.Removenailpolishandearrings.
6.Followthesensormanufacturer'sinstructionstopositionthesensor(s).
7.Attachthesensor(s)tothepatient.
8.Stabilizethesensorcable(s)tominimizesensormovement.
CheckingtheSpO
2
measurement
1.Checkthattheredlightislitinthesensor.
2.Checkthatthewaveformsandparametervaluesaredisplayedwhenthesensoris
connectedtothepatient.
SpO
2
functionaltesters
Somemodelsofcommerciallyavailablebench-topfunctionaltestersandpatient
simulatorscanbeusedtoverifyproperfunctionalityofpulseoximetersensors,cables
andmonitors.Whilesuchdevicesmaybeusefulforverifyingthatthepulseoximetry
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