M
EDEX
Medfusion 3500
Medex Operation Manual
Artwork GD000608 Revision 5
Page 39
Warning
!
Confirm All
Settings
Before starting ANY delivery, ALWAYS confirm correctness of ALL infusion values you
just set.
Delivering a Loading Dose
1.
When ready, press the
Start
button to begin infusion. The B
EGIN
L
OADING
D
OSE
screen appears.
•
Press
Yes
to confirm and begin loading dose delivery.
•
Press
Chg Dose
button to change the loading dose settings.
•
If the loading dose settings have been programmed in body weight, the key labeled
CHG IN ML
will
allow
the dose to be changed in ML directly.
•
Press
No
to skip the loading dose and return to the N
ORMAL
D
ELIVERY
screen.
•
If you don’t press ANY button for 30 seconds, the neglected pump alarm will call you back to the
pump.
2.
Pressing Yes calls the L
OADING
D
OSE
D
ELIVERY
screen and begins the infusion. The pump automatically
completes the Loading Dose, then switches to normal delivery rate and screen. The loading dose volume
delivered is automatically added to the Total Volume Delivered (TVD) as well as the Programmed Volume
Delivered (PVD), or Programmed Dose Delivered (PDD) for that infusion.
C
ANCEL
– stops the loading dose and returns to the normal delivery rate and screen.
S
TOP
– during a loading dose delivery immediately halts all delivery and the pump pauses.
