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Chapter 6: Safety 53

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ti me 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.Onewayoftakingabreakistostopandrelax.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sustainingthesameposturebyvaryingyourhead,neck,body,arm,

andlegpositions.

•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

Electrical safety

ThissystemmeetsEN 60601‐1,ClassI/internally‐poweredequipmentrequirementsandType

BFisolatedpatient‐appliedpartssafetyrequirements.

Thissystemcomplieswiththeapplicablemedicalequipmentrequirementspublishedinthe

CanadianStandardsAssociation(CSA),EuropeanNormHarmonizedStandards,and

UnderwritersLaboratories(UL)safetystandards.SeeChapter 7,“Specifications.”

Class I equipment Ultrasound system powered from power supply or part

of the S Series stand.

Internally powered equipment Ultrasound system not connected to the power supply

(battery only)

Type BF applied parts Ultrasound transducers

IPX-7 (watertight equipment) Ultrasound transducers

Non AP/APG Ultrasound system power supply, S Series stand, and

peripherals. Equipment is not suitable for use in the

presence of flammable anaesthetics.