GE CARESCAPE ONE User Manual

Impedancerespiration
WARNING
ELECTRODECONFIGURATION.Impedancerespiration
monitoringisnotreliablewhenECGelectrodesareplaced
anywherebutonthechest.
WARNING
ELECTRODES.Wheneverpatientdebrillationisapossibility,
usenon-polarizing(silver/silverchlorideconstruction)
electrodesforECGmonitoring.Polarizingelectrodes(stainless
steelorsilverconstructed)maycausetheelectrodestoretain
aresidualchargeafterdebrillation.Aresidualchargewill
blockacquisitionoftheECGsignal.
WARNING
IftheCardiacArtifactalarmisturnedoff,apneaeventsmay
notbedetected.
Respirationcautions
CAUTION
Theimpedancerespirationmeasurementmaycauserate
changesinMinuteVentilationRateResponsivePacemakers.
Setthepacemakerrateresponsivemodeofforturnoffthe
impedancerespirationmeasurementonthemonitor.
Respirationmeasurementlimitations
●Electricaldevices,suchaselectrosurgeryunitsandinfraredheaters,thatemit
electromagneticdisturbance,maycauseartifactsordisabletherespiration
measurementcompletely.
●Movementartifacts,shivering,andinterferencefromtheheartmayinterferewith
therespirationmeasurement.
Respirationpointstonote
●Thisequipmentissuitableforuseinthepresenceofelectrosurgery,astested
accordingtoIEC60601-2-49clause202.6.2.101Electrosurgeryinterference.
●Forinformationonmaterialsusedinaccessoriesandtheirbiocompatibility,refer
totheinstructionsforuseintheaccessorypackage.
●ConnectonlyoneCARESCAPEECGtotheCARESCAPEONE.
●Donotplaceelectrodesonobviouslayersoffat,ormajormuscles.
●Makesuretheelectrodegelismoist.
●Makesureelectrodeshavegoodskincontact.
●SincerespirationmonitoringissocloselylinkedwithECGmonitoring,patient
preparationandelectrodeplacementareimportant.
●Intermittentmechanicalventilation:Duringspontaneousbreathingtheventilator
mayattimessupportthepatient’sventilationwithanextrainspiration.Ifthese
ventilatorinspirationsaresubstantiallylargerthanthespontaneousbreaths,the
respirationcalculationmaymistakenlycountonlytheinspirationsandexpirations
producedbytheventilator.
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GE CARESCAPE ONE Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	CARESCAPE ONE
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English