Warrior Extreme Blood and Fluid Warmer Instructions for Use
Preparing and Operating the System
QIF-IFU-00001 Rev. A6
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Warming Blood or Intravenous Fluid Products
WARNING:
Always flush the line with intravenous fluid / blood / blood product before
administration to the patient.
Switch on the Base Unit, by moving the On/Off switch on
the back side of the system to “I” position.
The LCD displays the “Initializing…” message and you
will hear a steady beep.
Start flowing IV fluid / blood through the Compact
Disposable Unit. The system will reach the set-point
temperature in a few seconds.
During this time the LCD displays:
Heating
Tout: outflow temp °C (inflow temperature °C); the
temperature is presented in Celsius degrees (°C).
For example: “Tout: 38 °C (8 °C)”.
Verify the system warms the intravenous fluid, blood or
blood product to the set-point temperature; and check the
LCD display from time to time to verify normal system
operation.
Read the notification on the LCD display following each
audio notification (short or steady beep).
From this stage on, follow the fluid or blood
administration instructions provided by the manufacturer
of the IV/blood administration set and your facility
protocols.
Note:
You can administer several fluid bags using the
same Compact Disposable Unit. The Warrior
Extreme
does not need to be shut off while
replacing the fluid bag.
