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6. Warnings
6.1 Operational Warnings
The following warnings must be read and
understood before using the ventilator. Failure to do
so could lead to injury or death of the patient.
6.1.1 General
1 The whole of this manual should be read and
understood before using the ventilator.
Operators must be suitably trained and clinically
authorized for using the ventilator with patients.
Particular care should be taken to check the
ventilator pressures prior to changing modes.
2 Oxygen - Clinical use. Oxygen is a drug and
should be prescribed as such.
3 Oxygen - Fire Hazard. Oxygen vigorously
supports combustion and its use requires special
precaution to avoid fire hazards. Keep all
sources of ignition away when oxygen is in use.
Do not use oil or grease on oxygen fittings or
where oxygen is used.
4 Do not use in the presence of flammable
anaesthetics.
5 Check the condition of the gas supply hoses to
the ventilator. Do not use any hose that shows
signs of cracking, abrasion, kinking, splits,
excessive wear or ageing. Make sure that the Air
or O
2
hose has not come into contact with oil or
grease.
6 Audible and Visual warning alarms indicate a
potentially harmful condition to the patient.
7 When the ventilator is being used on a patient, a
suitably trained person must be in attendance at
all times to take prompt action should an alarm
or other indication of a problem occur.
8 Never enter the “Ventilation Off” mode when
connected to a patient.
9 An alternative form of ventilation should be
available whenever the ventilator is in use.
10 Please read the operational notes, for
information relating to ventilation options and
operational practice when the ventilator is
connected to a patient.
11 Do not touch the patient and ventilator metalwork
at the same time to avoid earthing the patient.
12 The ventilator contains temperature dependant
devices which perform normally in controlled
environments in hospitals. However if the
ventilator has been stored at a temperature
different to that in which it will be used, allow the
unit to acclimatize before powering up. (See
“Operating Environment”: on page 158.)
13 Any computer connected to the ventilator must
be specified for medical use.
6.1.1.1 Ventilator
14 Do not cycle the power rapidly on the ventilator.
This may cause sub system alarm messages to
be generated. Allow a minimum of 10 seconds
between turning the ventilator OFF and ON.
15 Do not use a sharp instrument, such as a pen to
activate the controls as the excessive pressure
applied by the point will damage the touchscreen
membrane.
16 The ventilator does not use Latex, nor was it
used in its construction.
17 The ventilator is not protected against the
ingress of water. (IPX0)
18 Disconnect the mains power supply from the
ventilator prior to servicing or cleaning.
19 Do not cover the ventilator during use or allow
the ventilator to become covered by any fabric or
curtain. Do not allow the exhaust ports or inlet
vents to become obstructed or blocked by
positioning the ventilator near curtains or fabric.
20 The ventilator does not support automatic record
keeping.
21 The ventilator has no emergency air intake.
22 When the ventilator is used without the flow
sensor and ventilating a patient with a 3mm or
smaller size endotracheal tubes, in the case of
patient extubation or the ET tube disconnecting
from its ET connector, only the monitoring of
flow, or of SpO2, or of transcutaneous Oxygen
and Carbon Dioxide will dependably alert the
medical team to an alarm situation, not the
monitoring of pressures.
23 The ventilator pre-use test must be carried out
each time the ventilator is used on a patient. If
any of these tests do not function as described
then there is a problem and the ventilator must
not be used until it is rectified.
24 Failure to comply with the recommended service
programs could lead to injury of the patient,
operator or damage to the ventilator. It is the
owners responsibility to ensure that the
equipment is regularly maintained.
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