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2.
Connect the other end of the sample line to the patient.
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For intubated patient requiring an airway adapter, install the airway adapter between the patient
circuit and the ventilator Y-piece.
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For non-intubated patient, place the nasal cannula onto the patient.
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For patient prone to mouth breathing, place the oral-nasal cannula onto the patient.
3.
Connect the gas outlet to the a scavenging system using an exhaust tube.
After the CO
2
module is connected to N1, it enters measure mode by default and the monitor displays
CO2
Sensor Warmup
. CO
2
can be measured after the start-up is complete.
CAUTION
•
Connect the gas outlet to the scavenging system when measuring CO
2
using the microstream CO
2
module.
NOTE
•
Disconnect the sample line from the module when CO
2
monitoring is not required.
15.5.3
Zeroing the Sidestream/Microstream CO
2
Module
The sidestream or microstream CO
2
module performs zero calibration automatically when needed.
NOTE
•
The CO
2
module temporally stops measuring during zeroing.
15.6
Measuring CO
2
Using Mainstream CO
2
Module
15.6.1
Preparing to Measure CO
2
Using Mainstream CO
2
Module
To prepare the CO
2
module for measurement, follow this procedure:
1.
Connect the airway adapter to the sensor head.
(1) Sample line connector
(2) Sample line
(2)
(1)
