4 Supplement Paper Apollo SW 3.2n, SW 4.n
Chapter 5 – Pre-use Checkout
Checking the Workstation According
to the Check List
Check the cylinder gas supply:
3.1 Checking the cylinder gas supply of the CO
2
gas cylinder
a. Using the provided cylinder wrench,
slowly open the cylinder valve of the
CO
2 cylinder.
b. Open the control valves for O
2 to acti-
vate SORC and CO2.
c. Check if the cylinder pressure is suffi-
cient for the operation planned.
Adjust the flow control knob for CO2 and verify that
the float moves freely on the flow meter.
d. Close the CO
2 control valve.
e. Close the control valve for O
2 and push
the O
2+ button to flush the breathing
system in order to remove CO2.
WARNING
Risk of patient injury.
When initializing operation, the pressure indi-
cated on the pressure regulator may be resid-
ual pressure from the cylinder supply of a
previous case.
To avoid injuring the patient, make sure the
cylinder valve is open before delivering CO
2.