Gima PC-3000 - Chapter 1 Safety; 1.1 Safety Information

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Chapter 1 Safety
1.1 Safety Informaon
The safety statements presented in this chapter refer to the basic safety informaon that the operator of the monitor
shall pay aenon to and abide by. There are addional safety statements in other chapters or secons, which may be
the same as or similar to the followings, or specic to the operaons.
 Warning: indicates a potenal hazard or unsafe pracce that, if not avoided, could result in death
or serious injury.
 Cauon: indicates a potenal hazard or unsafe pracce that, if not avoided, could result in minor
personal injury or product/property damage.
☞ Note: provides applicaon ps or other useful informaon to ensure that you get the most from
your product.
1.1.1 Warnings
 WARNING for PACEMAKER PATIENTS: Although the pacemaker pulse inhibion funcon is available in this device,
the heart rate meter may connue to count the pacemaker rate during occurrences of cardiac arrest or some
arrhythmias. Do not rely enrely upon rate meter ALARMS. Keep pacemaker paents under close surveillance.
See this manual for disclosure of the pacemaker pulse rejecon capability of this instrument.
 Disconnect the monitor and sensors from the paent before MRI scanning. Use them during MRI could cause
burns or adversely aect on the MRI image or the monitor’s accuracy.
 If uncertain about the accuracy of any measurement, rstly check the paent’s vital signs by any alternave
means, and then make sure the monitor is funconing properly.
 The monitor is intended only as an adjunct in paent assessment. It must be used in conjuncon with clinical signs
and symptoms.
 Monitoring a single person at a me.
 The monitor is debrillaon-proof. Verify that the accessories can funcon safely and normally and the monitor is
grounded properly before conducng debrillaon.
 The monitor is not suitable for use in the presence of ammable anesthec mixture with air, oxygen or nitrous
oxide.
 Each me the monitor is used, check the alarm limits to ensure that they are appropriate for the paent being
monitored.
 The alarm limit value shall be within the measuring range, or it may disable the alarm system. Please refer to the
related chapter for alarm limit range.
 A HAZARD can exist if dierent alarm presets are used for the same or similar device in a single area.
 Do not silence the audible alarm if paent safety may be compromised.
 The monitor is prohibited from applying to those who have severe hemorrhagic tendency or who are with sickle cell