Cardinal Health Alaris 8000 Series Directions For Use Manual page 222

Features and Definitions (Continued)
Dose Request Cord
Drug Event History
Event Logging
Guardrails Drug Library
®
("Drug LIbrary")
Guardrails Limit ("Limit")
®
Initial Value
Loading Dose
Lockout Interval
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General Information
Features and Displays (Continued)
When attached, Dose Request Cord allows a patient to self-
administer a
parameters. Dose Request Cord features an indicator light
PCA
which can be configured to provide feedback to patient on
requested
only and
Records and displays sequential device events for a typical
hours, subject to change upon usage and number of modules.
Event Logging records instrument operations.
When Profiles feature is enabled, it provides a hospital-defined list
of drugs and concentrations appropriate for use in as many as
profiles. Drug Library use automates programming steps,
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including drug name, drug amount and diluent volume, and
activates hospital-established best-practice limits. A data set that
includes a Drug Library is required prior to using PCA Module.
A programming Limit or best-practice guideline determined by
hospital/health system and entered into system's data set. Dose
Limits can be defined by hospital/health system as "Hard" or "Soft"
Limits.
• A Hard Limit is a programmed Limit that cannot be overridden.
• A Soft Limit is a programmed Limit that can be overridden.
An optional and editable starting value for
dose, lockout internal or maximum limit.
Allows a bolus infusion to be programmed prior to initiation of
infusion. May be programmed from Infusion Modes menu or
applicable
programming screen prior to start of a new
Allows programming of a predetermined interval of time that must
elapse between delivery of
dose to be delivered according to programmed
PCA
doses. Dose Request Cord is enabled in
PCA
+ continuous modes.
PCA
, + continuous, or continuous only
PCA PCA
PCA
Patient Controlled Analgesia Module Section
dose, continuous
PCA
infusion program.
PCA
doses.
Alaris System Directions for Use
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PCA
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PCA