GE CARESCAPE - 21 Neuromuscular transmission; NMT compatibility; NMT safety precautions; NMT warnings

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Neuromusculartransmission
NMTcompatibility
AllfeaturesofthismeasurementareavailablewithallBx50monitors.
Fordetailedinformationregardingmodule,monitor,andaccessorycompatibility,see
theCARESCAPEModularMonitorsSupplementalInformationManual.
NMTsafetyprecautions
NMTwarnings
WARNING
Makesurethattheleadsetclipsorsnapsdonottouchany
electricallyconductivematerialincludingearth.
WARNING
DonotplacetheNMTstimulatingelectrodesonthepatient's
chest.Applicationoftheelectrodesnearthethoraxmay
increasetheriskofcardiacbrillation.
WARNING
Whenusinganelectrosurgeryunit,notethatthe
measurementcablesdonotincorporatemeanstoprotect
againstburnsincaseofadefectiveESUreturnelectrode.To
avoidburnsatthemonitormeasurementsites,ensurethe
following:
●PropercontactoftheESUreturnelectrodetothepatient.
●ESUreturnelectrodeneartheoperatingarea.
●Measurementelectrodes,leadwiresandprobesfarfrom
thesurgicalsiteandtheESUreturnelectrode.
WARNING
—DEFIBRILLATORPRECAUTIONS—Patientsignalinputs
labeledwiththeCFandBFsymbolswithpaddlesare
protectedagainstdamageresultingfromdebrillation
voltages.Toensureproperdebrillatorprotection,useonly
therecommendedcablesandleadwires.
WARNING
—DEFIBRILLATORPRECAUTIONS—Properplacementof
debrillatorpadsinrelationtotheelectrodesisrequiredto
ensuresuccessfuldebrillation.
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