BDDF00001 Issue 5
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Alaris™ Syringe Pumps
Starting the Pump
Starting the Pump
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When operating the Pump, the User should position themselves at a distance of 0.5 metres from the display.
1 . Connect the Pump to an AC power supply using the AC power cable .
2 . Press the
a
button .
• The Pump will run a short self-test .
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Warning: two beeps are activated during this self-test and the red alarm beacon illuminates and then clears. No action
is required during this self-test.
• Check the display test pattern and ensure that no rows are missing .
• Check that the displayed time and date are correct .
• Finally check display shows the data set name, version number and released date and time .
Note:
A warning -
REPAIRING LOGS
, may be displayed if event log information was not completely stored at the previous power
down . This is for information only, the Pump will continue to power up as normal .
3 .
CLEAR SETUP
• Selecting
NO
will keep previous setup and go to step 8 .
• Selecting
YES
will clear previous setup and will go to step 4 .
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Clear setup screen will only be displayed if a previous setup was used.
4 .
CONFIRM PROFILE
Note:
The
CONFIRM PROFILE
screen will not be displayed for the Alaris GH Syringe Pump, the Alaris CC Syringe Pump or if there is
only one profile available in the data set .
a)
NO
will display select profile screen
– Select profile from list, if required press
ALL
to update the list displayed to include all the profiles within the data set .
– Press
OK
to confirm .
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ALL softkey will only be displayed if there are some profiles in the data set not being displayed, since their selectable
status is disabled.
b)
YES
will display drug select screen or clear setup screen .
5 .
DRUG SELECT?
- Select one of the following:
Note:
The
DRUG SELECT
screen will not be displayed if there are no drugs setup in the profile .
•
ml/h
- allows infusions to be given in ml/h only, after selecting
OK
to confirm . Go to step 8 .
•
DOSING ONLY -
enables the Pump to be set-up with a dosing protocol, after selecting
OK
to confirm . Go to step 6 .
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No concentration or dose rate limits are used when ml/h or DOSING ONLY modes are selected.
•
DRUG NAME
- select a drug name from profile's drug library, after selecting
OK
to confirm . Go to step 7 .
Note:
Drugs are listed in alphabetical groups as follows: A-E, F-J, K-O, P-T and U-Z . Select group containing the drug name required
and then the required drug and all other drugs can be seen .
6 .
DOSING ONLY -
a) Select Dosing unit and
OK
to confirm .
b) Select Concentration Amount and
OK
to confirm . Use
UNITS
softkey to change concentration unit, if required .
c) Select Total Volume to be used and
OK
to confirm .
d) Adjust Weight and
OK
to confirm, if required .
e) Press
OK
to confirm dosing information . Go to step 8 .
7 .
DRUG NAME -
a) Select Concentration required, press
OK
to confirm Concentration or
MODIFY
to change Drug amount and total volume to be
used . If the dose amount and total volume are not defined in the data set then they will need to be set as follows:
– Adjust dose amount and
OK
to confirm . Use
UNITS
softkey to change concentration unit, if required .
– Adjust Total Volume and
OK
to confirm
b) Adjust Weight and
OK
to confirm, if required .
c) Press
OK
to confirm setup . Go to step 8 .
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Steps for Drug Name setup may vary dependant on how the profile is configured in the Alaris Editor.
