21General safety information
Roche Diagnostics
cobas
®
pulse · Software version 01.03 · User Assistance · Publication version 1.0
Protection against infection and blood-borne
pathogens
Healthcare professionals using cobas
®
pulse to
perform tests must be aware that any object coming into
contact with human blood is a potential source of
infection.
Users must adhere to standard precautions when
handling or using cobas
®
pulse.
All parts of this system should be considered potentially
infectious and are capable of transmitting blood-borne
pathogens between patients, and between patients and
healthcare professionals.
r Use disposable gloves. Wear a new pair of clean
gloves for testing each patient.
r Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water before
putting on a new pair of gloves and performing the
next test.
r Use an auto disabling single-use lancing device for
each patient.
r Dispose of used lancets in a solid waste/sharps
container with lid.
r Dispose of used test strips from patient and
proficiency tests according to your healthcare
facility’s infection control policy.
r Follow all health and safety regulations in force
locally.
Avoiding electrical shock, fire, and explosions
r Only use Roche original accessories (cables, power
supplies, batteries). Third-party cables, power
supplies, and batteries can cause the battery to
explode or the instrument to become damaged.
r Do not use loose power outlets or damaged power
supplies, cables, plugs, or batteries.
r Do not short circuit the power supplies or the battery.
r Do not drop the instrument, charging station, the
power supplies, or the battery, and protect them
against shaking and vibrations.
Risk of barcode read errors
If a barcode is read incorrectly, it may lead to patient
misidentification and inappropriate therapy decisions.
r When creating patient or user barcodes, always
adhere to the applicable international IEC/ISO
standards for the respective barcode symbology.
r Ensure that barcode size and print quality (as defined
in ISO/IEC 15416 and 15415) are adequate.
r Carry out a plausibility check on all data scanned into
and displayed by the instrument.
u Barcode specifications (90)
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