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Temperature
Temperaturecompatibilitylimitations
TRAMandTram-RacmoduleswiththeB850only.
Fordetailedinformationregardingmodule,monitor,andaccessorycompatibility,see
theCARESCAPEModularMonitorsSupplementalInformationManual.
Temperaturesafetyprecautions
Temperaturewarnings
WARNING
Whenusinganelectrosurgeryunit,notethatthe
measurementcablesdonotincorporatemeanstoprotect
againstburnsincaseofadefectiveESUreturnelectrode.To
avoidburnsatthemonitormeasurementsites,ensurethe
following:
●PropercontactoftheESUreturnelectrodetothepatient.
●ESUreturnelectrodeneartheoperatingarea.
●Measurementelectrodes,leadwiresandprobesfarfrom
thesurgicalsiteandtheESUreturnelectrode.
WARNING
Whenusingadualtemperaturecable,makesuretoturnthe
cable’sselectionswitchtothecorrectposition(400).
WARNING
Theresponsetimeofthetemperaturemeasurement
systemwhenusedwiththeEsophagealstethoscopewith
temperatureprobeaccessoryexceeds150secondsforprobe
sizes18Frand24Fr.
Temperaturemeasurementlimitations
E-modulesarenotsuitableforusewithneonatalpatients.
Temperaturepointstonote
●UseonlyGEapprovedtemperatureaccessories.
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