GE HEALTHCARE E-PSMP, Technical Manual

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Module Frames and Modules
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11. Fall Time Measurement
a. Select Start Fall Time Measurement .
b. Feed calibration gas until the message 'Feed gas' near the fall time values changes
to 'Ready'.
c. Check that the measured fall times are within the following ranges:
CO2: < 400 ms
O2: < 400 ms
DEL: < 800 ms
If necessary, repeat the same procedure to get all the values on the screen.
12. Occlusion detection
a. Block the tip of the sampling line by your finger.
b. Check that a 'Sample line blocked' message appears to the parameter window
within 30 seconds.
13. Air Leak detection
a. Detach the D-fend water trap.
b. Check that the message 'Check Water Trap' appears to the parameter window
within 30 seconds.
14. Airway Gases
a. Breathe a minimum of 5 times to the tip of the sampling line.
b. Check that a normal CO
2
waveform appears to the waveform field and the EtCO
2
and FiCO2 values are updated to the parameter window.
15. Apnea detection
a. Stop breathing to the gas sampling line.
b. Check that an 'Apnea' alarm appears to the message field within 30 seconds.
16. Flow waveform
NOTE: Perform this test only for E-COV, E-COVX, E-CAiOV and E-CAiOVX modules.
a. Connect a clean spirometry tube and D-lite to the module.
b. Breathe through the wider side of the D-lite.
c. Check that the flow waveform goes downwards when you breathe in and upwards
when you breathe out.
3.3.3 Test completion
•
Select Discharge patient or Reset case to discard any changes made to the monitor
configuration during checkout.
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Complete on the “Maintenance check form” on page 9-56.