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6. USE OF PRODUCT
6.1. CHECKS BEFORE CONNECTION
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Check if there is visible damage to the device. If it shows signs of
external damage, remove the device from service and appropriately
identify its status.
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Visually check the device connection for possible contamination; if
necessary, use the cleaning procedure detailed in this IFU.
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Check if the service is due or that the total life time of GCE product has
not been exceeded – see Chapter 9. If service or total life time has been
exceeded, remove the GCE product from service & suitably identify its
status.
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Ensure that the product inlet stem is compatible with the used medical
gas.
The low pressure regulator is dedicated only for use with the gas
specifi ed on it´s labelling. Never try to use for another gas.
Take care not to damage external components i.e. fl ow selector.
6.2. OPERATIONS
The following operations are undertaken by the owner (operator) of the
device, trained hospital staff , or emergency care staff , or trained supplier
ensuring delivery of the complete medical package to the user, patient.
Shut off valves should always be opened slowly. Sudden opening could
result in a danger of fi re or explosion arising from oxygen pressure
shocks. Insuffi cient opening of the shut-off valve could reduce actual
fl ow delivered.
ATTACHING TO A BS 5682 SOCKET
Insert the end of the BS probe into the oxygen socket until it locks into
place with an audible click. If fi tted to a pressure regulator, ensure that the
gas is turned on before using the Elite.
PROVIDING LOW FLOW OXYGEN THERAPY
Push the nasal cannula over the ‘fi r-tree’ therapy outlet and tug gently to
check that it is secure. Turn the fl ow selector knob until the fl ow setting,
stipulated by a medical/nursing practitioner, is displayed in the window of
the selector knob. Always follow the cannula manufacturer’s instructions
for proper use. To Connect the cannula to the patient, position the cannula
tips in the patients’ nostrils and pass tubing over both ears and under chin.
Once the cannula is secured, breathe normally through the nose.
Monitor the cylinder contents gauge, if fi tted, regularly during therapy and
replace the cylinder when the contents gauge enters the red sector.
Ensure that the cannula remains in place throughout therapy. If it is
displaced no therapy will be provided. When a patient inhales, Elite can
be heard providing pulses of oxygen. During exhalation, or if the cannula
is displaced from the nose the unit is silent and there is no oxygen fl ow.
