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2.3.3.
Safe positioning of the patient
Position the patient so that the patient is not touching any metal
parts that are grounded or have considerable capacitance relative
to ground (e.g. operating table brackets). If necessary, place anti-
static towels between the patient and the bedding.
Ensure that the patient does not touch any wet towels or bedding.
Place anti-static towels between areas of heavy sweating and skin-
to-skin contact on the patient's trunk.
Ensure a suitable support surface in order to prevent pressure
necrosis.
Drain urine via the catheter.
2.3.4.
Correct connection of the HF device
Always ground the HF device via the equipotential bonding.
Also observe the requirements in Section 8 of ISO 60601-1
regarding medical electrical systems.
Do not use any needle electrodes for monitoring.
Attach electrodes of physiological monitoring devices without
protective resistors or HF regulators as far as possible from the HF
electrodes.
Attach lines from monitoring devices so that they do not lie on the
patient's skin.
Keep the leads to the HF electrodes as short as possible and
position them so that they do not touch the patient or other leads.
Do not place any objects on the HF device.
2.3.5.
Correct use of the HF device
Inadvertent activation in the non-visible area of the HF device can injure
the patient.
Activate the HF device only when the electrode is in your field of
vision and you can quickly deactivate the HF device at all times.
After inadvertent activation of the HF device, switch off the device
immediately using the on/off switch.
Pay particular attention whenever you use the foot switch or the
manual switch.
Lack of preparation, errors in usage or faults in the HF device can cause
damage to the HF device.
Use the automatic monitoring functions to ensure that the HF
device works properly without errors. For information on the
automatic test functions, see Section Monitoring functions,
page 22.
Ensure that no conductive fluids (e.g. blood, amniotic fluid) have
penetrated the foot switch or the manual switch.
Ensure that the cables for the foot switch and manual switch are
free from short circuits and broken leads.
