GE CARESCAPE - 17 CO2 with CAPNOSTAT Mainstream, CapnoFlex LF, and Dual CO2 mod; CO2 compatibility limitations; CO₂ safety precautions; CO2 warnings

17
CO2withCAPNOSTATMainstream,
CapnoFlexLF,andDualCO2modules
CO
2
compatibilitylimitations
CAPNOSTATMainstream,CapnoFlexLFandDualCO2moduleswiththeB850only.
Fordetailedinformationregardingmodule,monitor,andaccessorycompatibility,see
theCARESCAPEModularMonitorsSupplementalInformationManual.
CO₂safetyprecautions
CO
2
warnings
WARNING
Alwaysinspecttheairwayadapterforatightconnectionand
properoperationbeforeattachingittothepatient.
WARNING
Leaksinthegassamplingcircuit(watertrapandsampling
line)maycauseinaccuratereadings.
WARNING
Removetheairwaysamplinglinefromthepatient’sairway
whilenebulizedmedicationsarebeingdelivered.
WARNING
Handlethewatertrapanditscontentsasyouwouldanybody
uid.Infectioushazardmaybepresent.
WARNING
Sincesamplegasmaycontainanestheticagents,makesure
thatitisnotreleasedintheroom.Connectexhausttoa
scavengingsystemtopreventexposuretoanestheticagents.
WARNING
Routealltubingawayfromthepatient’sthroattoavoid
strangulation.
WARNING
Toavoidthespreadofinfectiousdisease,donotallowthe
exhausttodischargeinthedirectionofthepatientoruser.
WARNING
CapnoFlexLForCAPNOSTATmodules:O
2
,N
2
Oandanesthetic
agentgasesmayinterferewithEtCO
2
readings.
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