GE CARESCAPE - Monthly checks; Check every two months; Check every six months; Once a year checks

Cleaningandcare
●B650,B450:Checkthechargeofthemonitorbattery.(BatteryisoptionalinB650.)
Monthlychecks
B850andB650only.
●Checkthegasexchangecalibration.
Checkeverytwomonths
●Changethewatertrap.
●Checktheairwaygasescalibrationifthemeasurementisincontinuoususe.
Checkeverysixmonths
●Checktheairwaygasescalibrationifthemeasurementisinnormal(notcontinuous)
use.
Onceayearchecks
●Checkthecalibrationoftemperature,NIBPandinvasivebloodpressure.
NOTE
Theinvasivebloodpressuretransducersshouldbe
calibratedwheneveratransducererroroccurs.
●CheckthePatientSpirometryowcalibration.
Regularcalibrationchecks
Thefollowingparametersrequirecalibrationchecksatregularintervals,inaddition
tothecalibrationperformedwhilemonitoringpatients.
●Airwaygases
￭Therecommendedcalibrationintervalforairwaygasmeasurementsisevery
sixmonthsinnormaluseandeverytwomonthsincontinuoususe,toensure
thatthemeasurementaccuracyremainswithinspecications.Familiarize
yourselfwithinstructionsregardingtheairwaygasesmeasurement,including
thecalibrationinstructions.
●PatientSpirometry
￭Ifthedifferencebetweentheinspiratoryandexpiratoryvolumesispermanent,
aowcalibrationisrequired.Forcalibrationinstructions,seetheModule
FramesandModulesTechnicalManual.
●Gasexchange
￭Therecommendedgasexchangecalibrationintervalisonceamonthtoensure
thatthemeasurementaccuracyremainswithinspecications.Forcalibration
instructions,seetheModuleFramesandModulesTechnicalManual.
●Temperature,NIBP,andinvasivepressures
￭Acalibrationcheckoftemperature,NIBPandinvasivebloodpressuresshould
beperformedatleastonceayeartoensurethatthemeasurementaccuracy
remainswithinspecications.Forcalibrationinstructions,seetheModule
FramesandModulesTechnicalManual.
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