Alaris™ VP Plus Guardrails™ Volumetric Pump
Basic Features
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Rate Lock
If Rate Lock is enabled, when the infusion rate has been set and the infusion started or following a bolus infusion the rate lock prompt
will appear on the main display .
To select the rate lock function press the
YES
softkey . Press the
NO
softkey if the rate lock is not required .
When rate lock is enabled, the following are unavailable:
• Changing the infusion rate/titration
• Bolus/Prime
• Switching the Pump off
• VTBI over time infusions
• Secondary infusions
To turn rate lock off:
1 . Press the
d
button to access the options menu .
2 . Select
UNLOCK RATE
and press the
OK
softkey .
To turn rate lock on:
1 . Press the
d
button to access the options menu .
2 . Select
RATE LOCK
and press the
OK
softkey .
Adjusting Existing Dosing or Protocol Infusions - Set By ml/h / Set By Doserate
To set dose rate or flow rate in precise increments it may be necessary to switch between the rate adjust options
SET BY DOSERATE
and
SET BY ml/h
. An arrow to the left of the rate display shows the rate changed when the
f
keys are used to increase/decrease the
infusion rate .
To set a dose rate precisely the arrow must be pointing to the dose rate (for example: mg/kg/h); the flow rate will be calculated from the
dose rate .
To set a flow rate precisely the arrow must be pointing to flow rate ml/h; the dose rate will be calculated from the flow rate .
Set By ml/h
1 . Press the
d
button to access the options menu .
2 . Select the
SET BY ml/h
option using the
f
keys and press the
OK
softkey indicated on the screen . This will select the set by
flowrate option, the arrow on the display will automatically select the flowrate, the flowrate can be adjusted if necessary .
Set By Doserate
1 . Press the
d
button to access the options menu .
2 . Select the
SET BY DOSERATE
option using the
f
keys and press the
OK
softkey indicated on the screen . This will select the
set by doserate option, the arrow on the display will automatically select the doserate, the doserate can be adjusted if necessary .
Dosing Summary
To review currently selected dosing information:
1 . Press the
d
button to first access the options menu .
2 . Select
DOSING SUMMARY
option using the
f
keys and press the
OK
softkey .
3 . Review the information and then press the
QUIT
softkey .
Add Drug
This option is only available when infusing .
1 . Press the
d
button to access the options menu .
2 . Select
ADD DRUG
option using the
f
keys and press the
OK
softkey .
3 . Select from
DRUGS (A-Z)
from the displayed list using the
f
keys, press
OK
to confirm .
4 . Select drug name using the
f
keys, press
OK
to confirm and then follow the on screen prompts as required .
Primary Setup
If a secondary infusion has already been setup, then access to the primary infusion setup is as follows:
1 . Press
h
to put the Pump
ON HOLD
.
2 . Press the
d
button to access the options menu .
3 . Select
PRIMARY Setup
and press the
OK
softkey to confirm . Make changes to the primary setup as necessary .
