Bolus; Bolus Infusions; Bolus Mode - Disabled; Bolus Mode - Enabled - CareFusion Alaris VP Plus Guardrails Directions For Use Manual

Bolus

Bolus Infusions

Bolus - Administering a controlled volume of fluid or drug at an increased rate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes . The Pump
should always be infusing and always be attached to the patient (Drugs given by an IV bolus can achieve immediate and high drug
concentration levels) .
Bolus can be used at the start of an infusion or during an infusion .
The bolus feature can be configured via the Alaris Editor to:
a) Bolus Mode - Disabled
b) Bolus Mode - Enabled
i) HANDSON only
ii) HANDSON and HANDSFREE

Bolus Mode - Disabled

If configured to Disabled, pressing the
A Bolus cannot be administered if the feature is disabled for the selected profile or drug protocol.
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Bolus Mode - Enabled

During a BOLUS the downstream occlusion alarm limit is temporarily increased to its maximum.
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BOLUS Enabled - HANDSON Only

In HANDSON bolus, press and hold the flashing Bolus softkey to deliver the required bolus . The bolus rate can be adjusted . The bolus
volume is limited in the configuration via Alaris Editor .
1 . During infusion press the
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2 . Use the keys to adjust the bolus rate if required .
3 . To deliver the bolus press and hold the flashing BOLUS softkey . During the bolus, the volume being infused is displayed . When the
desired bolus volume has been delivered or the bolus volume max is reached, release the softkey . The bolus volume is added to the
total volume infused displayed .
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If the volume to be infused (VTBI) is reached during a bolus, a VTBI complete alarm or warning will sound. Press
to silence the alarm or warning. Press CANCEL to acknowledge the alert. See VTBI section for more details on VTBI
operation.

BOLUS Enabled - HANDSON and HANDSFREE

The HANDSFREE bolus is delivered with a single press of the flashing BOLUS softkey . Bolus rate and bolus volume are at default values
and can be changed . The default bolus volume is 0 .1ml .
1 . During infusion press the
2 . Press the YES softkey to go to the HANDSFREE bolus screen or press HANDSON softkey to go to the HANDSON only bolus .
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keys to adjust the bolus DOSE if required . If necessary press the RATE softkey to adjust the bolus delivery rate .
3 . Use the
4 . Press the flashing BOLUS softkey once to begin the delivery of the preset bolus . The display will show the bolus being delivered by
the bolus counting down and will revert to the main display upon completion of the bolus .
5 . To terminate a bolus being delivered perform one of the following:
• Press STOP softkey to stop the bolus delivery and continue infusing at the set rate .
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• Press the button to stop the bolus delivery and place the Pump on hold .
NOTE: If the bolus volume reaches the set bolus volume max the bolus will stop and the Pump will revert to infuse at the set infusion
rate and continue infusing .
NOTE: Rate may be restricted by the Bolus Rate Max which is configured in the Alaris Editor .
NOTE: If the BOLUS exceeds the soft or hard limits, a prompt will display .
NOTE: The bolus rate will be automatically set to the current infusion rate, when the default bolus rate is lower than the current
infusion rate . A bolus rate cannot be configured lower than the current infusion rate .
NOTE: Once the bolus rate has been set all subsequent bolus infusions will default to the previous bolus rate, until the infusion setup
is cleared .
i button will have no effect and the Pump will continue to infuse at the set rate .
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button once to display the BOLUS screen .
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button once to display the BOLUS screen .
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