BD Alaris™ neXus GP Volumetric Pump
Advanced Features
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Bolus Infusions
Bolus
– Administering a controlled volume of fluid or drug at an increased rate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes .
The Pump should always be infusing and always attached to the patient (Drugs given by an IV bolus could achieve
immediate and high drug concentration levels) .
Bolus can be used at the start of an infusion or during an infusion .
The bolus feature can be configured in the data set via the BD Alaris™ neXus Editor to:
a) Bolus Mode – Disabled
b) Bolus Mode – Enabled
-
HANDSON only
-
HANDSON and HANDSFREE
Bolus Mode – Disabled
If configured to
Disabled
, pressing the
i
button will have no effect and the Pump will continue to infuse at the
set rate .
A Bolus cannot be administered if the feature is disabled for the selected data set or specific drug.
During BOLUS the pressure limit alarm is temporarily increased to the maximum level (L8).
Bolus Mode Enabled – HANDSON and HANDSON and HANDSFREE
RATE
SET WITH
BOLUS
QUIT
VOLUME
HOLD KEY BELOW
0.
0
ml
80
ml/h
BOLUS
BOLUS Enabled – HANDSON Only
In
HANDSON
bolus, press and hold the (flashing) Bolus softkey to deliver the required
bolus . The bolus rate can be adjusted . The bolus volume is limited in the data set via the
BD Alaris™ neXus Editor .
1 . During infusion press the
i
button once to display the
BOLUS MODE
screen .
2 . Use the
f
keys to adjust the bolus rate if required .
3 . To deliver the bolus press and hold the
BOLUS
softkey . During the bolus, the volume
being infused is displayed . When the desired bolus volume has been delivered or the
bolus volume limit is reached, release the softkey . The bolus volume is added to the
total volume infused displayed .
If the volume to be infused (VTBI) is reached during a bolus, the VTBI complete alarm will sound. Press
R
to silence the alarm or CANCEL to acknowledge the alarm. See VTBI section for more details on
VTBI operation.
When using infusion set 63280NY the maximum infusion rate is 150ml/h.