User's Manual

Chapter 6: Safety 87
Safety
Promote comfortable hand, wrist, and finger postures
•Holdthetransducerlightlyinyourfingers.
• Minimizethepressureappliedonthepatient.
•Keepyourwristinastraightposition.
Take breaks, exercise, and vary activities
• Minimizingscanningtimeandtakingbreakscaneffectivelyallowyourbodytorecoverfrom
physicalactivityandhelpyouavoidMSDs.Someultrasoundtasksmayrequirelongeror
morefrequentbreaks.However, simplychangingtaskscanhelpsomemusclegroupsrelax
whileothersremainorbecomeactive.
•Workefficientlybyusing
thesoftwareandhardwarefeaturescorrectly.
•Keepmoving.Avoidsustaini ngthesameposturebyvaryingyourhead,neck,body,arm,
andlegpositions.
•Dotargetedexercises.Targetedexercisescanstrengthenmusclegroups,whichmayhelpyou
avoidMSDs.Contactaqualifiedhealthprofessionaltodeterminestretchesandexercises
thatarerightfor
you.
Electrical safety classification
Class I equipment Ultrasound system powered from power supply or part
of the Mobile Docking System
Internally powered equipment Ultrasound system not connected to the power supply
(battery only)
Type BF applied parts Ultrasound transducers
Type CF applied parts ECG module/ECG leads
IPX-7 (watertight equipment) Ultrasound transducers
IPX-8 (watertight equipment) Footswitch
Non AP/APG Ultrasound system power supply, docking system, and
peripherals. Equipment is not suitable for use in the
presence of flammable anaesthetics.