Medical Alarms User Manual
DL-00035 Rev. 4
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Warnings and Precautions
WARNINGS OVERVIEW
CRITICAL! EXPLOSION HAZARD. DO NOT USE IN THE PRESENCE OF
FLAMMABLE ANESTHETICS. DO NOT INCINERATE UNIT.
1. PACEMAKER PATIENTS: RATE METERS MAY CONTINUE TO COUNT
THE PACEMAKER RATE DURING OCCURRENCES OF CARDIAC ARREST
OR SOME ARRHYTHMIAS. DO NOT RELY ENTIRELY UPON RATE
METER ALARMS.
2. THE VITALPOINT HOME MONITOR IS NOT AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE
SYSTEM. THE DEVICE LABELING ADVISES PATIENTS
TO CONTACT THEIR CAREGIVER, NURSE, OR DOCTOR; CALL LOCAL
EMERGENCY NUMBER AS APPROPRIATE; OR GO TO THE EMERGENCY
ROOM WHENEVER THEY FEEL THE NEED TO DO SO. THE VITALPOINT
HOME MONITOR DOES NOT ANALYZE PATIENT INFORMATION, NOR
DOES IT OFFER MEDICAL ADVICE.
3. DO NOT USE THE MONITOR NEAR SOURCES OF LIQUIDS SUCH AS
SINKS, SHOWERS, OR BATHTUBS.
4. UNPLUG THE MONITOR BEFORE CLEANING. DO NOT SPRAY CLEANERS
INTO THE RECEPTACLES.
5. DO NOT USE A MONITOR OR ANY ACCESSORY THAT SHOWS ANY
SIGN OF DAMAGE.
6. DO NOT USE THE MONITOR IF THE MAIN MENU SCREEN IS NOT
DISPLAYED PROPERLY WHILE CONNECTED TO AC POWER.
7. DEVICE INTERCONNECTIONS: THROUGH ITS OMD (OTHER MEDICAL
DEVICE) PORT, THE VITALPOINT HOME MONITOR CAN BE CONNECTED
TO EXTERNAL DEVICES. THE MONITOR SHOULD NOT BE CONNECTED
TO DEVICES THAT ARE NOT DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL.
8. THE VITALPOINT HOME MONITOR CONTAINS A LITHIUM-ION
BATTERY. ONLY TRAINED SERVICE PERSONNEL SHOULD REMOVE OR
CHANGE THE BATTERY.
9. NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE WARNINGS:
•THENON-INVASIVEBLOODPRESSURE(NBP)CUFFSHOULDBEAT
THE SAME LEVEL AS THE PATIENT’S HEART. IF THE NBP CUFF
CANNOT BE PLACED AT THIS LEVEL, ADD TO MEASURED
PRESSURE VALUES 1.4 mmHg FOR EACH 2 cm ABOVE HEART LEVEL,
OR SUBTRACT 1.4 mmHg FOR EACH 2 cm BELOW HEART LEVEL.
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