Prime-Using Options Menu - CareFusion Alaris 8015 User Manual

Prepare Syringe and Administration Set (Syringe Module) (Continued)
NOTES:
The gripper control is spring loaded. When twisted to the open

position and then released, it (and the plunger grippers) returns
to the closed position.
The following Syringe module features are available only with

extension sets fitted with a pressure sensing disc:
Auto Pressure
Back Off (upon occlusion)
Customized Pressure Alarm Settings (see "Occlusion
Pressure" feature definition)
Dynamic Pressure Display
Numeric Pressure Display
Fast Start
(See "General Information," "Features and Displays" for
definitions.)
Prime—Using Options Menu
The Priming option can be enabled at the time the
Alaris System is configured for use. The Priming selection
( soft key) is available only after the syringe and infusion
PRIME
type have been selected, and prior to beginning an infusion.
If a pressure sensing disc is in use, it should be removed from
the instrument before priming. See the applicable procedure
(as follows) depending on whether or not a pressure sensing
disc is used.
Pump and Syringe Modules Section
Alaris System User Manual – with v9.33 Model 8015
Load (Continued)
FU
RATE (mL/h)
CHANNEL
SELECT
PAUSE
CHANNEL
OFF
RESTART
WARNING
Electronically prime the syringe
pump system before starting an
infusion or after replacing a near
empty syringe with a replacement
syringe. Using the syringe pump's
prime feature engages the
mechanical components of the pump
and decreases the syringe's friction
and compliance to minimize startup
delays and delivery inaccuracies,
especially at low infusion rates.
Failure to use the prime feature on
the syringe pump after every syringe
change and/or tubing change can
significantly delay the infusion
delivery startup time and lead to
delivery inaccuracies.
WARNING
When priming:
• Ensure that administration set is
not connected to patient.
• Ensure that air is expelled from
line prior to beginning infusion
(unexpelled air in line could have
serious consequences).
Failure to prime correctly can delay
infusion delivery and cause the total
volume to be infused to read higher
than the actual total delivered to the
patient.
CAUTION
During priming, the pressure limit
alarms are temporarily increased to
their maximum level.
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