Medical Alarms User Manual

DL-00035 Rev. 4
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PRECAUTION:
13. ECG/RESPIRATIONPRECAUTIONS:
 •LINEISOLATIONMONITORTRANSIENTSMAYRESEMBLEACTUAL
CARDIACWAVEFORMSANDTHUSINHIBITHEARTRATEALARMS.
TOAVOIDTHERISKOFTHISHAPPENING,FOLLOWTHEDIRECTIONS
FORPROPERELECTRODEPLACEMENTS,ANDKEEPTHEECGLEAD
WIRESAWAYFROMSOURCESOFLINENOISE.
 •TOAVOIDLARGEOFFSETPOTENTIALSDUETOPOLARIZATIONOF
ELECTRODES, BE SURE TO USE ONLY ELECTRODE TYPES SPECIFIED
FOR THIS DEVICE, AND BE SURE THAT ALL ELECTRODES USED ARE
OF THE SAME TYPE.
14.FOLLOWTHEMANUFACTURER’SINSTRUCTIONSFORUSEWHEN
USINGAGLUCOSEMETERANDSTRIPS.
15. FOLLOWTHEMANUFACTURER’SINSTRUCTIONSFORUSEWHEN
USINGAFLUIDSTATUSMONITOR.
16. FOLLOWTHEMANUFACTURER’SINSTRUCTIONSFORUSEWHEN
USINGAPROTHROMBINTIMEMETER.