Safety Equipment; Alarms - Welch Allyn 1500 Directions For Use Manual

Directions for use

Safety equipment

Operating the monitor without the correctly rated fuse, or with defective cables,
constitutes a danger to patient safety. Therefore:

Alarms

Caution Do not operate the monitor if the ground connection is suspect or if the
mains lead is damaged or suspected of being damaged.
Caution Damaged cables and connections must immediately be replaced.
Caution Electrical safety devices, such as fuses, must not be modified.
Caution Fuses must only be replaced with the same type and rating as the
original.
WARNING Do not silence the audible alarm if patient safety could be
compromised.
WARNING Always respond immediately to an equipment alert because the
patient may not be monitored during certain alarm conditions.
WARNING Before each use, verify that the alarm limits are appropriate for the
patient being monitored.
WARNING Check the audible alarm silence duration before temporarily silencing
the audible alarms.
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