GE CARESCAPE - 16 Airway gases; Airway gases compatibility limitations; Airway gases safety precautions; Airway gases warnings

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Airwaygases
Airwaygasescompatibilitylimitations
CompactairwaymoduleswiththeB850andB650only.
Fordetailedinformationregardingmodule,monitor,andaccessorycompatibility,see
theCARESCAPEModularMonitorsSupplementalInformationManual.
Airwaygasessafetyprecautions
Airwaygaseswarnings
WARNING
Alwaysinspecttheairwayadapterforatightconnectionand
properoperationbeforeattachingittothepatient.
WARNING
Leaksinthegassamplingcircuit(watertrapandsampling
line)maycauseinaccuratereadings.
WARNING
Removetheairwaysamplinglinefromthepatient’sairway
whilenebulizedmedicationsarebeingdelivered.
WARNING
Handlethewatertrapanditscontentsasyouwouldanybody
uid.Infectioushazardmaybepresent.
WARNING
Sincesamplegasmaycontainanestheticagents,makesure
thatitisnotreleasedintheroom.Connectexhausttoa
scavengingsystemtopreventexposuretoanestheticagents.
WARNING
Strongscavengingsuctionmaycauseexcessivesamplegas
owandinaccurategasreadings.
WARNING
Routealltubingawayfromthepatient’sthroattoavoid
strangulation.
WARNING
Toavoidthespreadofinfectiousdisease,donotallowthe
exhausttodischargeinthedirectionofthepatientoruser.
WARNING
EtCO
2
valuesmaydifferfrombloodgasreadings.
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