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11 Taking a drainage sample
WARNINGS
To ensure Thopaz
+
can reduce the pressure, it is essential to wait 30 seconds between
taking the sample from the sample port and unclamping the patient catheter (drain).
1. Before taking a drainage sample make sure that there is
fluid in the patient tube.
4. Disinfect the sample port before taking the sample with
CaviWipes or Mikrozid AF Wipes
8. Wait 30 seconds!
To ensure Thopaz
+
can reduce the pressure, it is
essential to wait 30 seconds between taking the
sample and unclamping the patient catheter (drain).
6. With a syringe* take a sample from the patient tube.
9. Unclamp the patient catheter (drain).
2. Clamp the catheter (drain).
5. 5.1 Remove with syringe* air
from the patient tubing.
Repeat until fluid has
gathered at the sample
port.
7. 7.1 Switch Thopaz
+
on by
pressing «On» – pressure
is built up.
Syringe thinner than
17 G (1,4 mm)
*
Sample
port
Patient
tube
3. 3.1 Switch Thopaz
+
to
Standby by pressing
«Standby» for longer than
3 seconds.
3 sec.