Setting Up; Unpacking And Inspection; Where Not To Place Your Monitor - Nellcor N-200 User Manual

Setting Up
Unpacking and Inspection
Caution: Notify the carrier if the monitor shipping carton is damaged.
Do NOT use a damaged monitor.
Carefully unpack the monitor and its accessories. The packages should contain:
one N-200 monitor
one interface/powerbase
one hospital-grade power cord
one patient module (N-200 mini patient module or N-200 patient module with
ECG)
pulse sensors (also called oxygen transducers)
this home use guide
If any of these items is missing, contact your home care provider immediately.
Note: Always have an extra pulse sensor available. If you do not have an extra,
contact your home care provider.
Where Not to Place Your Monitor
Follow these guidelines for placing your monitor:
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WARNINGS
DO NOT place the monitor in the crib or bed with your patient.
DO NOT place the monitor on a carpeted floor. The alarm may be muffled
by the carpeting.
DO NOT place the monitor on or near electrical equipment such as
television sets, radios, microwave ovens, or electric heaters. These may
affect the monitor and cause it to work improperly.
DO NOT place containers of liquid on or near the monitor. Liquids spilled
on the monitor may cause it to work improperly.
DO NOT place the monitor on or near a vaporizer. Moisture in the air may
condense on the monitor and cause it to work improperly.
Place the monitor where the pulse sensor can reach your patient easily.
Be sure that you can hear the monitor alarm from anywhere in the house.