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Safety notes
1.4
Safety-conscious operation
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1.4 Safety-conscious operation
1.5 Safety facilities
1.6 Operation with other devices
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Make sure that the staff has read and understood the operating instructions - par-
ticularly the "Safety Notes" chapter.
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Position the device so that there is no possibility of it falling on the patient or floor.
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Do not touch the unit casing during defibrillation.
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To grant the patient's safety, it must be ensured that neither the electrodes, in-
cluding the neutral electrode, nor the patient, or persons touching the patient,
come into contact with conducting objects (e.g. RS-232 interface - see
on
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), even if these are earthed.
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Immediately report any changes that impair safety (including operating behav-
iour) to the person responsible.
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Do not place any liquids on the unit. If liquid should be spilled over the device,
immediately disconnect the device from the mains and wipe it. The device must
be serviced before reusing.
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Operating the device without the correctly rated fuse, or with defective cables,
constitutes a danger to life. Therefore:
– Do not operate the unit if the earth connection is suspect or if the mains lead is
damaged or suspected of being damaged.
– Damaged cable connections and connectors must be replaced immediately.
– The electrical safety devices, such as fuses, must not be modified.
– Ruptured fuses must only be replaced with the same type and rating as the orig-
inal.
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Use only accessories and other parts recommended or supplied by SCHILLER
AG. Use of other than recommended or supplied parts may result in injury, inac-
curate information and/or damage to the unit.
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Ancillary equipment connected to the analogue and/or digital interfaces must be
certified according to the respective IEC standards (e.g. IEC/EN 60950 for data
processing equipment and IEC/EN 60601-1 for medical equipment). Furthermore
all configurations shall comply with the valid version of the system standard IEC/
EN 60601-1-1. Everybody who connects additional equipment to the signal input
part or signal output part configures a medical system, and is therefore responsi-
ble that the system complies with the requirements of the valid version of the sys-
tem standard IEC/EN 60601-1-1. If in doubt, consult the technical service depart-
ment or your local representative.
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Any other equipment used with the patient must use the same common earth as
the ARGUS LCM.
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Precautions must be observed when using high frequency devices. Use the fre-
quency SCHILLER patient cable to avoid possible signal interference during ECG
acquisition.
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There is no danger when using the ECG unit simultaneously with electrical stim-
ulation equipment. However, the stimulation units should only be used at a suffi-
cient distance from the electrodes. If in doubt, the patient should be disconnected
from the monitor.
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If the patient cable should become defective after defibrillation, a lead-off indica-
tion is displayed in the upper right part of the screen and an audible alarm is is-
sued.