•
Moist or oily skin: Gently wash sites with soap and water, or alcohol if
allowed by your hospital protocol. Alcohol use must be followed by saline as
alcohol dries the skin, inactivating the sensor adhesive.
•
Dry skin: Apply a drop of saline at the sensor sites.
•
Flaky skin: Apply a drop of NuPrep gel on gauze sponge and gently scrub
site. Remove gel using a damp cloth or gauze. Pat lightly with dry gauze.
Note: Refer to Chapter VI: Baby Preparation in the ALGO 3i user manual.
c. Place colored clips/sensors to the correct sites on the baby. See Figure 2 below.
Figure 2
• Vertex site: centered on the forehead, as high as possible.
• Nape site: center and back of neck, not on skull and not on infant’s back.
• Common site: front or back of either shoulder, not on cheek.
Note:
Ensure the tab portion of all sensors are pointed towards the same side of
baby.
Note:
Hold sensors in place for a few seconds to warm and activate sensor
adhesive.
Note:
For a secure vertex sensor attachment, the vertex sensor and clip may be
placed after the attachment of the other sensors and earphones.
d. Connect earphone cables to earphones by inserting the colored (red and blue)
acoustic transducers into earphones. See Figure 3.
or
Figure 3
Figure 4
e. Attach earphones to baby by rolling from behind the ear to the front. Hold
earphones in place for a few seconds to warm and activate earphone adhesive.
The earphone tab should be directed towards the back of the infant’s head. The
earphone cable may emerge either “up” or “down” from the earphone, see Figure
4 above.
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