Alaris™ GP (Guardrails™) Volumetric Pump
Basic Features
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Rate Lock (If enabled)
If Rate Lock is enabled, when the infusion rate has been set and the infusion started (or following a bolus infusion) the rate lock prompt
will appear on the main display .
To select the rate lock function press the
YES
softkey to confirm . Press the
NO
softkey if the rate lock is not required .
When rate lock is enabled, the following are unavailable:
• Changing the infusion rate / titration
• Bolus / Prime
• Switching the Pump off
• VTBI over time infusions .
• Secondary infusions (if enabled)
To turn rate lock off:
1 . Press the
d
button to access the options menu .
2 . Select
UNLOCK RATE
and press the
OK
softkey .
To turn rate lock on:
1 . Press the
d
button to access the options menu .
2 . Select
RATE LOCK
and press the
OK
softkey .
Adjusting Existing Dosing or Protocol Infusions - Set By ml/h / Set by Doserate
To set doserate or flowrate in precise increments it may be necessary to switch between the rate adjust options
SET BY DOSERATE
and
SET BY ml/h
. An arrow to the left of the rate display shows the rate changed when the
f
keys are used to increase/decrease
the infusion rate .
To set a doserate precisely the arrow must be pointing to the doserate (for example: mg/kg/h); the flowrate will be calculated from the
doserate .
To precisely set a flowrate the arrow must be pointing to flowrate (ml/h); the doserate will be calculated from the flowrate .
Selecting the SET BY ml/h Option
1 . Press the
d
button to access the options menu .
2 . Select the
SET BY ml/h
option using the
f
keys and press the
OK
softkey indicated on the screen . This will select the set by
flowrate option, the arrow on the display will automatically select the flowrate, the flowrate can be adjusted if necessary .
Selecting the SET BY DOSERATE Option
1 . Press the
d
button to access the options menu .
2 . Select the
SET BY DOSERATE
option using the
f
keys and press the
OK
softkey indicated on the screen . This will select the
set by doserate option, the arrow on the display will automatically select the doserate, the doserate can be adjusted if necessary .
Dosing Summary
To review currently selected dosing information:
1 . Press the
d
button to first access the options menu .
2 . Select
DOSING SUMMARY
option using the
f
keys and press the
OK
softkey .
3 . Review the information and then press the
QUIT
softkey .
Add Drug (Only available when infusing)
1 . Press the
d
button to access the options menu .
2 . Select
ADD DRUG
option using the
f
keys and press the
OK
softkey .
3 . Select from
DRUGS (A-Z)
from the displayed list using the
f
keys, press
OK
to confirm .
4 . Select drug name using the
f
keys, press
OK
to confirm and then follow the on screen prompts as required .
Infusion Setup
To change the Infusion Setup, refer to 'Basic Features - Drugs and Dosing, Selecting the INFUSION SETUP' section .
