GE Dash 2500 Operator's Manual page 186

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MASIMO SET® SpO2: Indications and Contraindications
WARNING
Remove nail polish and artificial nails. Placing a sensor on a
polished or an artificial nail may affect accuracy.
CAUTIONS
Patient safety:
Do not place any clip-on sensor in a patient's mouth or on a
patient's nose.
Do not place a clip-on finger sensor on a patient's thumb or
across a child's foot or hand.
Observe the sensor site to assure adequate distal circulation.
Sensor sites should be checked as instructed in the MASIMO
Directions for Use supplied with the SpO
call for varying times between checks. Sensor sites should be
changed at least every 4 hours.
Parameter performance:
For best performance, place the sensor at heart level.
Placing a sensor distal to an arterial line may interfere with
adequate arterial pulsation and compromise the measurement
of SpO .
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Place the sensor so that the LEDs (light emitting diode) and the
photodiode are opposite each other.
4. Select SpO2 from Setup parameters in the Main Menu and set up the
desired monitoring parameters.
Dash 2500 Patient Monitor
probe. Different sites
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