GE Giraffe OmniBed Carestation CS1, Service Manual

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Safety and Regulatory Information
Warnings
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Warning: Use of electrosurgical units or other electrical field radiating equipment
can affect the operation of the device. Keep the patient probe lead as far away as
possible from electrosurgical cables. Do not allow excess electrical cables to be laid
on the bed platform. Use of electrosurgical units or other instruments that radiate
electrical fields can cause indirect heating, by several tenths of a degree of the skin
temperature probe due to absorbed electrical energy. When using these devices
near the radiant warmer, operate the device in Manual Mode for maximum safety
and use a skin temperature probe to monitor patient temperature. For added
safety, you should consider use of the skin temperature alarm found in the Setup
menu.
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Warning: Radiant warmers may increase a patient’s insensible water loss. Take
appropriate measures to maintain the patient’s fluid balance while caring for them
on a radiant warmer.
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Warning: Radiant energy can adversely affect blood components. When using
intravenous tubing systems for delivery of blood components to patients
occupying a device, limit the volume of a single transfusion to a quantity that can
be infused within four hours or per clinical protocol.
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Warning: Radiant energy may cause more rapid urine evaporation, and may lead
to inaccurate urine diagnostic test analysis and inaccurate diaper weight
measurements. Frequent measurement of urinary output is recommended.
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Warning: Use Baby Mode unless Manual Mode is specifically prescribed. Always
monitor the patient with the skin temperature probe and an independent
thermometer device.
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Warning: Do not place objects in the radiant heat path. Objects will be heated and
could block heat to the patient.
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Warning: Do not place patient under radiant heat during Warmup Mode. Warmup
mode is used to quickly warm and maintain heat in an empty bed. Warmup mode
is not designed for clinical use with a patient due to the fact that the Check Baby
Alarm is disabled.
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Warning: The heater, lamps, and surrounding areas are hot when in use and for 30
minutes after power down.
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Warning: Do not use a mercury thermometer while device is in use.
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Warning: Do not place the patient in the bed during Warmup mode.
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Warning: Once the patient is admitted, do not keep the device in Manual mode at
100% power for extended periods of time.
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Warning: Observe the patient frequently, looking for signs of heat stress such as
skin redness, warmth to touch, diaphoresis, or increased heart rate.