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Airwaygases
WARNING
DonotuseaCO
2
moduleatthesametimeasacompact
airwaymoduleoraCARESCAPErespiratorymodule.
WARNING
WhenusingtheCARESCAPErespiratorymoduleswithvolume
controlledventilationatlowtidalvolumes,thespeciedgas
withdrawalratemaysignicantlyreducetheamountofgas
deliveredtothepatient.
WARNING
CARESCAPErespiratorymodules:Makesuretocompensate
forthepossiblereductionoftidalvolumecausedbythe120
ml/mingassampleow.
WARNING
Compactairwaymodules:Donotusethesemoduleson
patientsthatcannottoleratetheremovalof200ml/minfrom
theirtotalminuteventilation.
WARNING
E-miniCmodules:Donotusethismoduleonpatientsthat
cannottoleratetheremovalof150ml/minfromtheirtotal
minuteventilation.
WARNING
Afailureinzeroingorcalibratingairwaygasesmaycause
inaccuratereadings.
WARNING
EnsurethatthecompactairwaymodulesandCARESCAPE
respiratorymodulesareinverticalpositionwhenused.Tilting
themmayresultinerroneousreadings.
WARNING
Sincecalibrationgascontainsanestheticagents,always
ensuresufcientventilationoftheroomduringcalibration.
WARNING
Donotwash,disinfectoropenthewatertrapcartridge.
Donottouchthewatertrapmembrane.Thehydrophobic
membraneisdamagedifanycleaningisattempted,andthis
mayresultinthecontaminationofthegassensors.
WARNING
Compactairwaymodules:Neverconnectanytubingtothe
referencegasinletconnector.Theinletmustbeopenatall
times.
WARNING
E-miniC:O
2
,N
2
Oandanestheticagentgasesmayinterfere
withEtCO
2
readings.
WARNING
Toavoidtheriskofpatientcross-infection,donotreturnthe
sampledgastothebreathingsystem.
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