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Alaris™ Syringe Pumps
Syringe Loading
Syringe Loading
Prepare Syringe and Administration Set
To decrease potential start-up delays, delivery inaccuracies and delayed generation of occlusion alarms each time a new syringe is
loaded:
• Use smallest syringe size possible, for example, if infusing 9 ml of fluid, use a 10 ml syringe .
• Use the
PURGE SYRINGE
or
PURGE
option on the Pump to decrease the delay in the start of the infusion , see
Starting the Pump
section .
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Warning: Use the smallest compatible syringe size necessary to deliver the fluid or medication; this is especially
important when infusing high risk or life-sustaining medications at low infusion rates, especially flow rates < 0.5 ml/h.
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Warning: Purge the Pump system before starting an infusion or after replacing a near-empty syringe with a
replacement syringe. When Purging ensure that the extension set is not connected to the patient.
Practice Recommendations:
• Tubing internal diameter: Smallbore or microbore tubing is recommended when infusing at low rates
• Filters: Internal volume, dead space, of in-line filters should be minimized
• Connection sites: Critical drugs should be connected as close to the vascular access site as possible
Positioning of Pump
Ensure that the Pump is as close to level of
patient’s heart as possible.
Patient’s heart level should be in line with
the middle of the Pump or the pressure disc
for the Alaris CC Syringe Pumps.
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Warning: Adjusting the Pump's height relative to the patient's heart level can lead to temporary increases or
decreases in fluid delivery
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Caution: If using multiple syringe pumps and it is not clinically feasible to have all Pumps level with the patient’s
heart, place the high risk or life-sustaining medications as close to the patient’s heart level as possible.
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Caution: When infusing multiple high risk or life-sustaining medications, consider placing the Pumps infusing at the
lowest rates as close to the level of the patient’s heart as possible.
