LSUHSC Shreveport
Radiology Department
Proc 13.17
10. FluitDots: View looking through the syringe jacket at a light source.
Empty syringe – dots appear as narrow elipses
Full syringe – dots appear larger and almost round.
11. Air embolism can cause death or serious injury to the patient.
Patient injury could result from high flow-rate venous injections.
Patient injury could result from inadvertent aspiration.
Extravasation can cause injury to the patient. Acknowledge that air
inspection has occurred by pressing CHECK FOR AIR. If CHECK FOR
AIR is not pressed at the injector head, the system will request
confirmation that all air was expelled as part of the arming procedure.
INJECTION PROCEDURE
1. Press ARM on the injector head or the Main Screen.
2. Ensure there is sufficient volume to complete the protocol, insufficient
volume is indicated with a message at the Display Console or flashing
indication at the injector head.
3. Press ARM twice at the injector head to proceed with the remaining
volume.
4. Armed Indication Lights – Contrast =green, Saline=blue, will flash when
the injector is armed or on hold and will be solid when injecting.
5. Initiate the injection at the patient side.
6. Injection View – configurable at the Set-Up screen. Volume Remaining
decrements and Delivered Volume increments.
7. Phase – as the phase is activated, it is highlighted, elapsed time and
current
8. Phase is in status window.
9. Pressure Graph – displays the syringe pressure developed during an
injection.
10. ABORT: Press any button on the head or display except
START/HOLD. Pressing START/HOLD during an injection will hold
an injection up to 20 minutes.
11. Injection Complete – summary of parameters selected and delivered are
shown. Elapsed time will continue until
OK is pressed.
12. Syringe Removal – twist syringe counterclockwise with tubing connected
and discard following local guidelines. The piston will automatically
retract.
STORE/RECALL/DELETE
1. STORE- enter desired parameters, press STORE. Title the protocol
using keypad, press ENTER. 32 protocols can be stored in memory.
2. RECALL – press RECALL, press protocol title, press OK.
3. DELETE- press RECALL, press protocol title, press DELETE.
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