General Warnings and Cautions
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Fabius GS/Tiro Supplement
General Warnings and Cautions
The following list of warnings and cautions apply to
general operation and maintenance of the Fabius GS
and Fabius Tiro. Warnings and cautions about
installing and operating specific parts appear with
those topics.
•
A Warning statement gives important
information that, if ignored, could lead directly
to personal injury.
•
A Caution statement gives important
information that, if ignored, could lead directly
to equipment damage and indirectly to
personal injury.
Warning:
When the moisture content falls below a
specified minimum level, the following
undesirable reactions can occur,
regardless of the type of CO
2
absorbent
and the anaesthetic agent used, e.g.
Halothane, Enflurane, Isoflurane,
Sevoflurane or Desflurane:
• reduced CO
2
absorption,
• formation of CO,
• absorption and/or decomposition of
the inhalation anaesthetic agent,
• increased heat generation in the
absorber, leading to higher breathing
gas temperatures.
Additionally, the breakdown products of
anaesthetic agents exposed to dry
absorbent are both flammable and toxic,
and fires have been reported in
association with the use of desiccated
absorbent and volatile anaesthetics.
These reactions can result in danger to
the patient in the form of CO intoxication,
insufficient depth of anesthesia and
airway burns.
