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WARNINGS & CAUTIONS
The petMAP+II and its ECG Module are intended for VETERINARY
USE ONLY. Do not use on a human patient.
The user should be aware that the presence of an ECG waveform
does not mean that the patient has a useful heart beat. Electromechanical
dissociation (EMD) can occur under various circumstances and though the
ECG appears to be normal or abnormal, there is no actual contraction of
the heart and thus there is no pulse or blood pressure being generated and
the animal is effectively dead unless corrected quickly. Never rely only on
the ECG to judge the patient's circulatory condition. Always use the SpO2,
CO2 and BP in addition to ECG to judge the condition of the patient's
circulatory status. The patient can die and still have a normal looking ECG
for a period of time.
When a patient's heart is being paced, the pacer current can
potentially produce artifacts that appear to look like a normal or an
abnormal ECG. The ECG module attempts to filter out the pacemaker
pulses (in certain circumstances it is not possible to filter them), and the
user must be able to distinguish true ECG waveforms from pace artifact
induced waveforms that can look like an ECG waveform. Always judge the
adequacy of the patient's circulation using other parameters in addition to
the ECG, since the ECG can appear to be present even though there is no
effective heartbeat contraction. SpO2, CO2, and BP are important
parameters to monitor in order to judge the patient's cardio/respiratory
status and should always be used in addition to the ECG.
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